I cannot boot any kernel built after 2.4.20-gentoo-r5 without receiving the kernel message at boot: UDF-fs: no VRS found. I have the filesystem compiled in as a module. Portage 2.0.49-r15 (default-x86-1.4, gcc-3.2.3, glibc-2.3.2-r3, 2.4.20-gentoo-r5) ================================================================= System uname: 2.4.20-gentoo-r5 i686 Pentium III (Katmai) Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.10p1 distcc 2.11.1 i686-pc-linux-gnu (protocols 1 and 2) (default port 3632) [disabled] ccache version 2.3 [enabled] ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -O3 -pipe" CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="gcc3" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /var/qmail/control /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/3.1/share/config /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/config" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=pentium3 -O3 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="sandbox ccache autoaddcvs fixpackages" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="x86 oss apm avi crypt cups encode foomaticdb gif gtk2 jpeg libg++ mad mikmod mpeg ncurses nls pdflib png quicktime spell truetype xml2 xmms xv zlib gtkhtml alsa gdbm berkdb slang readline arts tetex bonobo svga tcltk java guile mysql X sdl gpm tcpd pam libwww ssl perl python esd imlib oggvorbis gnome gtk qt kde motif opengl mozilla ldap snmp cdr"
Created attachment 22836 [details] Kernel configuration for 2.4.22-gentoo-r2 kernel config I used to build the problem kernel.
Are you actually using any udf filesystems? If so does this error keep you from using them? Does this happen on vanilla kernels? Exactly which kernels have you gotten this error on?
I am only playing DVDs and occasionally mounting them to what contents they have. I had problems with 2.4.20-r6 to 2.4.20-r9 as well as the one mentioned. My most recent attempt with 2.4.22-r3, UDF compiled as a module, it could not find a filesystem for my root partition. This was strange because I had the ext3 compiled in to the kernel. I am downloading 2.4.25 vanilla and will try that. I will let you know how it goes.
2.6.1 vanilla works fine. So much I am tempted to stay with it. :)
2.4.22-r5 works for me. So as far as I am concerned this bug is resolved. I don't know if its worth it to find the real cause.