Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:03:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:03:34 -0500 Received: from smtp01.uc3m.es ([163.117.136.121]:21511 "HELO smtp.uc3m.es") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:03:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 07:10:38 +0100 Message-Id: <200211250610.gAP6AcA19907@oboe.it.uc3m.es> From: "Peter T. Breuer" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Unable to mount root device under .49 (possibly earlier than .47) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 964 Lines: 33 > X-X-Sender: zwane@montezuma.mastecende.com > > Linux version 2.5.49 (zwane@montezuma.mastecende.com) (gcc version 3.2 > 20020903 (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2-7)) #17 SMP Sat Nov 23 15:39:24 EST 2002 > > What i get at boot is; > > kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda1 > ... > VFS: Cannot open root device "hda1" or 00:00 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00 > I found that on 2.5.47. It turned out that I had to give the devfs name for the root device. root=/dev/ide/la/la/la. I had devfs compiled in but not active on boot. CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_DEVFS_FS=y # CONFIG_DEVFS_MOUNT is not set # CONFIG_DEVFS_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/