Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261756AbVDOHif (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:38:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261760AbVDOHic (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:38:32 -0400 Received: from fmr18.intel.com ([134.134.136.17]:35211 "EHLO orsfmr003.jf.intel.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261756AbVDOHi2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Apr 2005 03:38:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <16991.28529.930494.53255@sodium.jf.intel.com> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:38:25 -0700 To: gabriel Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Booting from USB with initrd In-Reply-To: <28347315.1113550056435.JavaMail.tomcat@pne-ps4-sn1> References: <28347315.1113550056435.JavaMail.tomcat@pne-ps4-sn1> X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 21.3.1 From: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1039 Lines: 31 >>>>> gabriel writes: > Hi Im trying to boot an encrypted file system using an initrd on a > USB. I use syslinux for the actual boot process as I couldnt get > Grub to boot of it for some reason. This is the .cfg > ... > ... > ... > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(1,0) > followed by the USB information and stop. > <5> Vendor SWISSBIT Mode: Victorinox 2.0 Rev 2.00 > Type Direct-Access ANSI SCSI Revision: 02 > SCSI device sdb: 1022720 512 byte hdwr sectors (524mb) > sdb: Write Protect is off > sdb: asuming driver cache: write-through If this is the model of your disk, the USB device has been detected properly, or at least it shows up. Are the contents encrypted you said? Can you post a more complete log? -- Inaky - 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/