Why initramfs stops although root device is mountable and ready to use

[Gilad Ben-Yossef]

Lev Olshvang wrote:

> Boker  Everybody,
>
>
> I recently experienced a strange problem:
>
> The system is based on Ubuntu kernel 2.6.28  which I compiled and built
> initramfs for it provided with a driver for ide disk (pata_via.ko)
>
> grub should boot this system from the root=/dev/sda1
>
> The boot process stops on a famous message "waiting for a root file 
> system".
>
> But then it enters the busybox prompt  and I see that /dev/sda1 is
> indeed exist, I can mount it  and access files.
>
>
> I do not  understand this  : root device is ready, but  boot process  is
> stuck ??

Simple:

You either use an initramfs, and if so your initramfs should mount the 
real root file system itself using switch_root() or you don't use an 
initramfs and let the kernel mount it (but then you need the driver 
compiled into the kernel).

Gilad

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