[syslinux] booting from USB key

[James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov]

syslinux-bounces at zytor.com wrote on 12/01/2005 05:42:42 PM:

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> On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 11:52:08AM -0500, James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov 
wrote:
> > syslinux-bounces at zytor.com wrote on 11/30/2005 04:42:04 PM:
> > 
> > Thanks for responding!
> 
>  ;-)
> 
> > > How did you generate the initrd?
> > 
> > I built the initrd on a machine running the same kernel version as the 
USB 
> > stick with the following command:
> > 
> > 
> > mkinitrd --with-usb --preload=ehci-hcd --preload=usb-storage 
> > --preload=scsi_mod --preload=sd_mod usbinitrd-`uname -r` `uname -r`
> > 
> > 
> > > Have you told the kernel to use that initrd?
> > > ( show us your extlinux configuration file )
> > 
> > serial 1 9600
> > default usbboot
> > prompt 1
> > timeout 150
> > 
> > 
> > label usbboot
> >  kernel boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-37.ELsmp
> >  append initrd=boot/usbinitrd-2.4.21-37.ELsmp.img devfs=mount 
> > root=/dev/sda1
>             ^^^^
> 
> > label serial
> >  kernel boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-37.ELsmp
> >  append initrd=boot/usbinitrd-2.4.21-37.ELsmp.img devfs=mount text 
> > console=tty0 console=ttyS1,9600 root=/dev/sda1
>                                             ^^^^
> 
> > My extlinux.conf and extlinux.sys sit in /.  There is only one 
partition 
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> > on my USB key, and it is the full 1GB. 
>                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> > Below is a more detailed dump of the kernel messages when it errors 
out 
> > (starting at the point when the kernel launches the initrd)
> 
> Okay, the initrd comes alive ...
> 
> >  FYI, there is 
> > a 30-60 second pause during the "Partition Check" of sda:
>                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > 
> > 
> > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> > Freeing initrd memory: 385k freed
> > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
> > Red Hat nash version 3.5.13.6 starting
> > Mounted /proc filesystemusb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
> > 
> > Loading usbcorusb.c: registered new driver hub
>   <snip> modules from the initrd come alive </snip>
> > Partition check:
> >  sda:<3>hub.c: USB device not accepting new address (error=-71)
> > scsi: device set offline - not ready or command retry failed after bus 

> > reset: host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun 0
> > SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 0 lun 0 return code = 70000
> >  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> >  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2
> >  I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> >  unable to read partition table
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> > Loading diskdumplib.o module
> > Loading sym53c8xx.o module
> > /lib/sym53c8xx.o: init_module:
> > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect HP CISS Driver (v 
> > 2.4.58.RH1)
>   <snip>CISSStuff</snip>
> > Journalled Block Device driver loaded
> > Loading ext3.o module
> > Creating block devices
> > Creating root device
> > Mounting root filesystem
> > mount: error 6 mounting ext3
> > pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
> > umount /initrd/proc failed: 2
> > Freeing unused kernel memory: 232k freed
> > Kernel panic: No init found.  Try passing init= option to kernel.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Any cciss should be ignored (i'm not using the local disk).. or should 

> > they?  Is it trying to mount c0d0 instead of the usb device?  In the 
> > meantime I'll rebuild an initrd without the CCISS module.
> 
> 
> Has the USB memory stick really a partition table?
>  ( try: `fdisk -l /dev/sda` on the device on another system )
> 


fdisk -l /dev/sda

Disk /dev/sda: 1024 MB, 1024966656 bytes
32 heads, 63 sectors/track, 993 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 = 1032192 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1         993     1000912+  83  Linux


Any ideas?

James




> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > James
> 
> 
> GSt
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