Bug 5237

Summary: kernel panic - missing "root=" boot option
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] BSPs Reporter: Mihai Lindner <mihai.lindner>
Component: bsps-meta-minnowAssignee: Darren Hart <dvhart>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: Medium CC: scott.a.garman
Version: 1.5   
Target Milestone: 1.5 M5   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: Don't know
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Description Mihai Lindner 2013-09-19 15:01:35 UTC 
Created attachment 1526 [details]
boot log

Installed from USB stick to SD card, reboot, kernel panics.

Image download from here:
http://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/pub/releases/1.5_M5.rc4/machines/minnow/core-image-sato-sdk-minnow-20130919043745.hddimg

It seems to boot fine after appending "root=/dev/mmcblk0p2" to kernel cmdline in grub.
Comment 1 Darren Hart 2013-09-23 20:51:39 UTC 
The script relied on a root= argument existing, but it wasn't being used. Augment the script to set one explicitly whether one is there already or not.
Comment 2 Darren Hart 2013-10-18 16:19:02 UTC 
commit e42fefe717b242eed68d1ba7e7ee05d4aa3c4016
Author: Darren Hart <dvhart@linux.intel.com>
Date:   2013-09-23

    init-install-efi.sh: Fix root= specification