Hi Macro,
You wrote:
> VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> ...
> kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=LABEL=/
The "LABEL=/" is the attempt to mount root filesystem by label, so you can
move it to another disk. I find these "clever" things not mature yet and always replace it by an explicit device name (and don't move/replace root disk):
kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=/dev/hda2
(this assumes that your root fs is on /dev/hda2, change it appropriately to match your situation)
Kind regards
Tigran
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> > VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> > ...
> > kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=LABEL=/
>
> The "LABEL=/" is the attempt to mount root filesystem by label, so you can
> move it to another disk. I find these "clever" things not mature yet and always replace it by an explicit device name (and don't move/replace root disk):
>
> kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=/dev/hda2
>
> (this assumes that your root fs is on /dev/hda2, change it appropriately to match your situation)
>
Okay, changed it. Didnt make a difference however.
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On Mon, 2004-03-29 at 13:29, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi Macro,
>
> You wrote:
>
> > VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> > ...
> > kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=LABEL=/
>
> The "LABEL=/" is the attempt to mount root filesystem by label, so you can
> move it to another disk. I find these "clever" things not mature yet and always replace it by an explicit device name (and don't move/replace root disk):
it's ok as long as you remember to make an initrd (make install in the
kernel source will do so automatic, at least on a RH/Fedora system)
> > Hi Macro,
> >
> > You wrote:
> >
> > > VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> > > ...
> > > kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=LABEL=/
> >
> > The "LABEL=/" is the attempt to mount root filesystem by label, so you can
> > move it to another disk. I find these "clever" things not mature yet and always replace it by an explicit device name (and don't move/replace root disk):
>
> it's ok as long as you remember to make an initrd (make install in the
> kernel source will do so automatic, at least on a RH/Fedora system)
I didnt try a make install, but i manually added the initrd section.
The same error popped up though:
VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-03-29 at 13:29, [email protected] wrote:
> > Hi Macro,
> >
> > You wrote:
> >
> > > VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> > > ...
> > > kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=LABEL=/
> >
> > The "LABEL=/" is the attempt to mount root filesystem by label, so you can
> > move it to another disk. I find these "clever" things not mature yet and always replace it by an explicit device name (and don't move/replace root disk):
>
> it's ok as long as you remember to make an initrd (make install in the
> kernel source will do so automatic, at least on a RH/Fedora system)
It doesn't solve the problem, I have the same issue... And seeing kerneltrap
forums, we're not the only ones.
I fixed that problem by changing .config (it seems that oldconfig messed it) to
show:
CONFIG_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y
Now I don't get the
VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
but when booting, it shows:
VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
and then just freezes.
Any thoughts on this?
(if needed, my config is in http://student.dei.uc.pt/~marado/.config )
Best regards,
Mind Booster Noori
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> On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
>
> It doesn't solve the problem, I have the same issue... And seeing kerneltrap
> forums, we're not the only ones.
> I fixed that problem by changing .config (it seems that oldconfig messed it) to
> show:
>
> CONFIG_IDE=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
> CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y
>
> Now I don't get the
> VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
>
> but when booting, it shows:
> VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
>
I tried your config and the options. I dont get the readonly error though. Just the same error as before.
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