Ubuntu kernel 2.6.15-21-686/386

Randy Forston rforston at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 25 01:56:19 UTC 2006


>> I upgraded my Dapper Beta desktop last weekend, and the latest
>> kernel, (Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-21-686), will not boot!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kernel starts loading
>> 
>> 
>> "Mounting the root file system..."
>> 
>> "Waiting for root file system..."
>> 
>> 
>> I wait for around 3+ minutes, then I'm dropped to a shell, with the
>> error message; 
>> 
>> 
>> "Unable to find volume group "Ubuntu""
>> "ALERT! /dev/mapper/Ubuntu-root does not exist. Dropping to shell!"
>> 
>> 
>> ...which then starts BusyBox and leaves me at the prompt.
>> 
>> Error messages state that the Volume Group can't be found.
>> (Nothing to do with the splash screen).
>> 
>> 
>> Am I the only one affected?
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
>    Nope. 2.6.15-21-686 won't boot on my machine. It grinds to a halt
> at Loading Hardware Drivers. I have filed bug reports. The 386 kernel
> boots fine after a slight pause waiting for dma on hda. - -- 
> Cheers
> 
> Frank
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Interesting.....

Earlier I tried the 2.6.15-21-386 kernel as well.

Same result as the 686, on my machine.
I also filed a bug report. It's #41191.


Regards,
Randy






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