Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 7492
Boot error messages indicate possible problem.
Last modified: 2008-05-01 11:37:53 EDT
/var/log/messages: ------------------ [...] Dec 1 10:30:14 localhost kernel: change_root: old root has d_count=3 Dec 1 10:30:14 localhost kernel: Trying to unmount old root ... <3>error -16 Dec 1 10:30:14 localhost kernel: Change root to /initrd: error -2 [...] uname -a: --------- Linux localhost.localdomain 2.2.12-20 #1 Mon Nov 29 16:31:28 PST 1999 i686 unknown Other anomalies: ------------------------------------------ 1. shutdown -h causes kernel panic; shutdown -r does not. Notes: ------ 1. Messages appear every time I boot up. 2. There is no directory named "/initrd" that I can see. 2. rpm --rebuilt kernel RPMS with no modifications on my computer. End of report. --------------
The shutdown -h thing; you are (I'm guessing) using a K6-2/3, and a VIA Apollo chipset? Take the '-p' out of the end of /etc/rc.d/init.d/halt, and it will go away. Are you booting with an initrd? (What does lilo.conf look like?)
Assigned to dledford
The problem with the reboot/halt is an issue with the APM BIOS. The 'error' messages are simply a function of using an initial ramdisk; they aren't fatal.