Bug 133863

Summary:	Fails to boot from USB device
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Randall Wood <randall.h.wood>
Component:	grub	Assignee:	Jeremy Katz <katzj>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Description Randall Wood 2004-09-27 23:24:34 UTC

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Description of problem:
When GRUB is on a USB device and is attempting to boot, it hangs with 
this message:

Attempting Boot From USB Device
GRUB _

(the underscore is where the cursor sits)

Attempted fix:
boot from rescue cd
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sysimage/boot
chroot /mnt/sysimage
mkinitrd -v --with-usb /boot/initrd-usb-2.6.8-1.154.img 2.6.8-1.154
exit
exit
<reboots>

and it still hangs at the same point


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Boot from USB Device

Actual Results:  System hangs during boot

Expected Results:  System boots into Fedora Linux

Additional info:

Comment 1 Randall Wood 2004-09-28 00:45:02 UTC

Reinstalled Fedora fc3test2, with GRUB in the MBR on the USB drive 
instead of first block of /dev/sda1 (the installer was unclear about 
the advantage of this change)
Reboot, and grub loads vmlinux, but the kernel panics.

Attempted fix:
boot from rescue cd
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sysimage/boot
chroot /mnt/sysimage
mkinitrd -v --with-usb /boot/initrd-usb-2.6.8-1.154.img 2.6.8-1.154
edit /boot/grub/grub.conf to use new initrd
exit
exit
<reboot>

kernel panics again
here is a hand copy of the kernel output:

audit(1096317010.4294965466:0): initialized
hdd: No disk in drive
Red Hat nash version 4.1.11 starting
  Reading all physical volumes.  This may take a while...
ide-floppy: hdd: I/O error, pc =  0, key =  2, asc = 3a, ascq =  0
ide-floppy: hdd: I/O error, pc = 1b, key =  2, asc = 3a, ascq =  0
hdd: No disk in drive
  No volume groups found
  No volume groups found
  No volume groups found
mount: error 2 mounting ext3
mount: error 2 mounting none
switchroot: mount failed: 22
umount /initrd/dev failed: 2
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
 _
(the _ marks the cursor location)

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2004-09-28 01:39:36 UTC

Installs to USB hard drives aren't supported because of these sorts of
reasons.