Re: address@hidden: Bug#111315: grub: problem with DAC960, kernel 2.4 and initrd]

[Adrian Phillips]

>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Thomas <address@hidden> writes:

    Jason> Adrian, are you able to test this, and maybe debug!
    Jason> Thanks.

Just back from hols.

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    >> Here is what I have in /boot/grub/menu.lst:
    >> 
    >> title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.9-686 root (hd0,0) kernel
    >> /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-686 root=/dev/rd/c0d0p1 ro initrd
    >> /boot/initrd-2.4.9-686

Umm, this is more than likely an initrd problem then if it works with
2.2.19. I'd suggest setting up the 2.4 kernel with the same setup as
the 2.2.19 kernel first before trying initrd.

    >> 
    >> I do not think this is a bug in kernel-image-2.4.9-686 because
    >> lilo is able to boot the exact same kernel.
    >> 
    >> And starting with version 0.90-9, grub works with the DAC960
    >> controler.  It is able to boot a 2.2.19 kernel without initrd
    >> with this in /boot/grub/menu.lst:
    >> 
    >> title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.2.19-compact root (hd0,0)
    >> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19-compact root=/dev/rd/c0d0p1 ro
    >> 

Sincerely,

Adrian Phillips

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