Unable to boot kernel on ANY Compaq system

[Kevin Wang]

What about non-smp kernels?  smp is always known to be less tested and
have more problems.

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 15:04:40 -0400, David Nedrow <listbox at nedron.net> wrote:
> I have been unable to install or boot FC2, FC3T1, or devel using the
> default kernels on ANY Compaq system that I have access to. The Compaqs
> are DL360s, 1850's, and 4500s with SMART array controllers and 896 meg
> of RAM.
> 
> Scenario 1:
> 
> Simply booting the install loads anaconda, which then complains there
> is not enough memory.
> 
> Scenario 2:
> 
> mem=896M
> 
> Supplying the simplified mem parameter never makes it to anaconda, and
> errors out with the following:
> 
> md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
> md: autorun ...
> md: ... autorun DONE.
> VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or unknown-block(8,3)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3)
> 
> Scenario 3:
> 
> map=exactmap map=640K at 0 map=895M at 1M
> 
> Now, the system simply stops after displaying "Uncompressing Linux...
> OK, booting the kernel."
> 
> Note also that regardless of what root= options I've tried, I still get
> a kernel panic in scenario 2.
> 
> I've also tried nousb, nopcmcia, noprobe, acpi=off, skipddc, in
> multiple combinations without any benefit or difference in errors.
> 
> Strangely, if I replace the kernel on the install disk with one I've
> built myself, I can get through the installation fine, but then cannot
> boot the kernel that is actually installed by anaconda. Presumably, if
> I were to boot via rescue and replace the installed kernel with mine, I
> would be able to boot the system OK.
> 
> This has me flummoxed. If you need more info from the boot process, let
> me know what items. Obviously, I'm not making it far enough in the
> kernel panic scenarios to switch consoles to get the output of the boot
> processes.
> 
> This is with the following kernels:
> kernel-smp-2.6.5-1.358
> kernel-smp-2.6.7-1.478
> kernel-smp-2.6.7-1.509
> 
> David
> 
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