[SWLUG] A Puzzle. trying new kernel. Bug?

[Ilyan]

Hello

Tried to register for Forum on linuxformat.co.uk ,  I read the legal 
conditions,  there was too much  to read through and understand  to sign 
the undertaking.

So I send this to the Print Editor and the Site Maintainer.  and a local 
Linux group.


*Is there  a bug in the new Kernel,* a bug in my computer, or just an 
idiot in front of the screen?

I have Open Suse 10 Linux LXFS03A/12/05 off  5 CDs on an Asus 
motherboard with AMD Athlone and 1GB memory, Windows 2000 Pro on one IDE 
drive and Suse on one Sata drive.  which drive runs is selected in the 
Bios. Also connected are 144 and 5.25 floppy drives that do not work.  
and a  2GB USB device is plugged in.       There should be a variety of 
lost Linux partitions with the Windows on the IDE drive.  F1 starts the 
booting of whichever disc was selected in Bios.

Alone on the Sata drive, Suse works, but seems rather bare.   Suse can 
be upgraded down the web and works as usual - without the new kernel.  
Load the new kernel and reboot.   It soon comes to seeking sda2,   goes 
no further. No way to recover found.  Switch off, reboot, back to the 
same full stop.   Back to the 5 CDs to reload.  Process repeats working 
until update kernel then to crash seeking sda2.    (there is only one 
Sata hard drive.)

Where I say no way to recover found, it is possible to put text in to a 
$ sign.   I do not know what to do to tell it to continue without 
seeking that sda2 -sda2  may not be exactly what it says  but I am now 
on the Windows drive.    from $, Quit, Shutdown, exit, Closedown and I 
think powerdown had no effect.   (I have now had a small response from exit)

I was doing an update connected to Suse.  

I will go and have another look.  I have a suspicion that Suse might not 
be seeing that USB device, which might be the reason for trying update.
Some hand copied bits that might be relevant:

SIS5513 neither IDE port enabled (Bios)
Loading sata_sis
hda :Atapi     ....  atapi
waiting for device /dev/hdb5 to appear    ok
attempting manual resume
swsup : Suspend partition has wrong signature ?
Loading Reiserfs
Waiting for device /dev/sda2 to appear,  not found
exiting to bin/sf
$
(I type there) exit
(which brings)  /dev/sda2 ; error open volume
=: not found
mounting root /dev/sda
Kernel panic - not syncing.  Attempting to kill init !

other odd bits:
Fatal : Error inserting thermal (/lib/mod .. no such device

Fatal : Error inserting fan (lib....  no such device

And now doing Ctrl/Allt/Del  brings  -Stopping all MD devices.


The worst thing is that I cannot find my Ubuntu or Kubuntu CDs.  Time to 
look for NetBsd ?

Any suggestions for magic words to type in at $ or other necessary action?

Regards

Ilyan   back to RTFM, if findable.