Re: kernel 2.4.7 and cowards

"Hicks, Jamey" wrote:
>
> If you did not configure devfs, then try root=/dev/mtdblock3 in the
> linuxargs instead of root=/dev/mtdblock/3

Oh, thank you. I will try that (or the other way round, using devfs)
tomorrow.

Greetings,
Oliver

> Jamey
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Oliver Kurth [mailto:oliver.kurth@innominate.de]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:49 PM
> > To: Hicks, Jamey
> > Cc: familiar@handhelds.org
> > Subject: Re: [Familiar] kernel 2.4.7 and cowards
> >
> >
> > "Hicks, Jamey" wrote:
> > >
> > > 1f:00 is the bootldr partition. Do you have linuxargs set
> > up properly?
> > >
> > > Also, make sure you have bootldr partition tables supported
> > (two config
> > > entries need to be on for this).
> >
> > # cat /proc/cmdline
> > noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock/3 init=/linuxrc console=ttySA0
> >
> > # grep LDR .config
> > CONFIG_MTD_BOOTLDR_PARTS=y
> > CONFIG_MTD_SA1100_BOOTLDR_PARTITIONS=y
> >
> > looks fine...
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Oliver
> >
> > > Jamey
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Oliver Kurth [mailto:oliver.kurth@innominate.de]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 12:48 PM
> > > > To: familiar@handhelds.org
> > > > Subject: [Familiar] kernel 2.4.7 and cowards
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello!
> > > >
> > > > I just tried to compile my own kernel, using the current CVS and
> > > > h3600-familiar config as template and changing only minor
> > things, none
> > > > had to do with jffs. I get this error with the
> > task-bootstrap.jffs2:
> > > >
> > > > JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00000000 is not formatted. It will be
> > > > erased
> > > > Cowardly refusing to erase blocks on filesystem with no
> > valid JFFS2
> > > > nodes
> > > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 1f:00
> > > >
> > > > The old kernel 2.4.3-rmk2-np1 has no problems, so what is
> > wrong? I can
> > > > send my .config if needed.
> > > >
> > > > Greetings,
> > > > Oliver
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