RE: Kernel upgrade from 2.2.20 to 2.4.19

OK I re-installed suse 7.3 from a clean start to perform a clean kernel upgrade. Now even 7.3 won't boot this is my config

#etc/fstab
# I put the whole of / on /dev/sdb as /dev/sda is a small internal disk
/dev/sdb1 	/	ext2	defaults 1 1
/dev/sda1 	/boot ext2	defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom	/media/cdrom auto (etc.)
devpts	/dev/pts	devpts defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0	/media/floppy auto (etc.)
proc		/proc	proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda2 	swap	swap pri=42 0 0

By default SILO is installed in the Master Boot Record

/boot contains
System.map-2.2.20	fd.b	cd.b	first.b	ieee32.b
old.b	second.b	silo.conf	siloftp.b	ultra.b
vmlinuz	vmlinuz.config	vmlinuz.suse

#silo.conf
partition = 1
read-only
image=/vmlinuz
	label = linux
	root = /dev/sdb1
image=/vmlinuz.suse
	label = suse
	root = /dev/sdb1


When I boot with no arguments the error message is
ok boot
Boot device: /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,80000/sd@3,0
Can't find boot device


I'm thinking there could be something wrong with the partitioning I chose. Any help appreciated

Eivan Cerasi

-----Original Message-----
From: Bart Schelstraete [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 16 January 2003 17:55
To: CERASI Eivan
Cc: '[email protected]'
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Kernel upgrade from 2.2.20 to 2.4.19


CERASI Eivan wrote:

>I installed Suse 7.3 on a Sparc10 with silo in the Master Boot Record as I only run Linux.
>
>On /dev/sda my partitions are /boot and swap (small internal disk). I put the whole root directory on an external disk /dev/sdb
>
>On Suse FTP site I found an RPM package for kernel 2.4.19 in pub/people/kukuk/SPARC/kernel. I selected the default one as I don't use SMP (reserved for multiple processor configs). I thought this procedure would be straightforward rather than recompiling a 2.4.x kernel.
>
>After installing the package with package manager, I can't reboot. The sparc can't find the boot device and SILO doesn't start-up.
>
>I rebooted from CD-ROM in rescue mode and was able to mount the partitions. Everything looks OK. In /boot, silo.conf exists, a new vmlinuz is there and a System-2.4.19.map file.
>
>Anybody come across this before ?
>  
>

Can you tell use the exact error message that you're receiving?


rgrds,

       Bart


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