[syslinux] booting from USB key

[Geert Stappers]

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On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 02:31:07PM -0500, James_Martin at ao.uscourts.gov wrote:
> I managed to install RHEL3 onto a 1GB USB key.  I had to forgo using grub 
> to get it to but, but am now using extlinux.  It actually boots, but ends 
> up panicking.  Here's the console messages that should be of interest:
> 
 <snip/>
> Loading sd_mod.o module
> Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> SCSI device sda: 2001888 512-byte hdwr sectors (1025 MB)
> sda: Write Protect is off
> Partition check:
>  sda:
> <3>hub.c: USB device not accepting new address (error=-71)
> 
> Invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> ERROR: /bin/insmod exited abnormally!
> 
   <snip/>
> 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.?
> 
> 
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> 
> Also, when it does the Partition Check, it sits there for about 30 
> seconds.  Any ideas?

Only questions    :-)


How did you generate the initrd?
Have you told the kernel to use that initrd?
( show us your syslinux configuration file )
( show us your extlinux configuration file )


GSt
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