Unable to boot kernel on ANY Compaq system

[David Nedrow]

No other theories out there?

Note that even though I didn't specifically mention it, I have tried 
the uniprocessor kernels with no change.

Also tried ide=nodma with no change.

-David

On Aug 9, 2004, at 15:04, David Nedrow 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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