Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:28:38 +0200
From: Voluspa <voluspa@bigfoot.com>
To: rwhron@earthlink.net
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:06 - 2.4.19-pre6
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On 2002-04-11 14:12:19 Randy Hron wrote:

> This machine worked with 2.4.19-pre5.  2.4.19-pre6 has
> worked on another machine (entirely different hardware). 
>
> Boot message:
> NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
> VFS: Cannot open root device "806" or 08:06
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:06 

I had the exact same problem (but much different hardware) with the 2.5.6-pre3 kernel. See:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101548222601049&w=2

It seemed to be preemptive related, but since successive kernels in the 2.5 series worked, I figured they'd fixed things. Now you crash in 2.4 without preempt... Not being a programmer, I'd try CONFIG_SMP=n just to change the playing field (and then prod Alexander Viro ;-)

Regards,
Mats Johannesson
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