FC3 SMP builds do NOT contain ext3 drivers in the build!!!!

[Terry Polzin]

On Thursday 02 December 2004 14:14, Fred Skrotzki wrote:
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> #          root (hd0,0)
> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2
> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/sda
> default=1
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.681_FC3)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.681_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/1
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.681_FC3.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.681_FC3smp)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.681_FC3smp ro root=LABEL=/1
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.681_FC3smp.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667smp)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp ro root=LABEL=/1
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
> title Fedora Core-up (2.6.9-1.667)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/1
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Terry Polzin
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 2:07 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: FC3 SMP builds do NOT contain ext3 drivers in the build!!!!
>
> On Thursday 02 December 2004 14:02, Fred Skrotzki wrote:
> > Drive was low level formatted and verified before and after 3 builds.  It
> > boots and works fine under single proc.  I even build it on another drive
> > just to be sure.
> >
> > BOX is a full blown server class system.  hot swap drives, etc...
> > HP LP2000r dual 1.0 Ghz P4
> > 1 gig ram
> >
> > here is the drive config
> >    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> > /dev/sda1   *           1          13      104391   83  Linux        
> > /boot ext3 /dev/sda2              14        1548    12329887+  83  Linux 
> >    / ext3 /dev/sda3            1549        1809     2096482+  82  Linux
> > swap    swap /dev/sda4            1810        4427    21029085    5
> > Extended
> > /dev/sda5            1810        2070     2096451   83  Linux
> > /var/log ext3
> >
> > fstab
> > LABEL=/1                /                       ext3    defaults        1
> > 1 LABEL=/boot             /boot                   ext3    defaults       
> > 1 2 none                    /dev/pts                devpts 
> > gid=5,mode=620  0 0 none                    /dev/shm                tmpfs
> >   defaults        0 0 none                    /proc                  
> > proc    defaults        0 0 none                    /sys                 
> >   sysfs   defaults        0 0 LABEL=/var/log1         /var/log           
> >     ext3    defaults        1 2 LABEL=SWAP-sda3         swap             
> >       swap    defaults        0 0
> >
> > Here is what is left on the screen when booting using SMP:
> >
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_get_write_access
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_undo_access
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_create_access
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_destroy
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_clear_error
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_stop
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_init_inode
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_start
> > ext3: unknown symbol log_wait_command
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_release_buffer
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_check_available_features
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_abort
> > ext3: unknown symbol journal_restart
> > insmod: error inserting '/lib/ext2.ko": -1 unknown symbol in module
> > ERROR: /sbin/udevstart exited abnormally
> > creating root drive
> > umount /sys failed: 16
> > Mounting root file system
> > mount: error 19 mounting ext3
> > mount: error 2 mounting none
> > switching to new root
> > switchroot: mount failed: 22
> > umount /initrd/dev failed: 2
> > Kernel panic - not syncing......
>
> Would you send on a copy of your grub.conf.
Like Ed Wilts suggested,  doctor the fs tab and make the root partition ext2 
and boot smp.  Sounds like the journal is hosed.