From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264885AbUE0Q6r (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 May 2004 12:58:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264886AbUE0Q6r (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 May 2004 12:58:47 -0400 Received: from host171.155.212.251.conversent.net ([155.212.251.171]:40132 "EHLO actuality-systems.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264885AbUE0Q6q (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 May 2004 12:58:46 -0400 Subject: Re: Can't make XFS work with 2.6.6 From: David Aubin To: David Johnson Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1085676905.5311.33.camel@buffy> References: <200405271736.08288.dj@david-web.co.uk> <1085676905.5311.33.camel@buffy> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1085677053.5311.35.camel@buffy> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 12:57:34 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 May 2004 16:57:16.0500 (UTC) FILETIME=[AA420940:01C4440B] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 12:55, David Aubin wrote: > Your ide support is compiled as a module. If you are not calling out > the module > in your initrc, then you will get this. Go back and compile in your > ide support > or scsi support as compiled in options. Both are currently built as > modules. > > Dave Aubin > > On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 12:36, David Johnson wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm having a problem getting my system to boot with 2.6.6 and a XFS root > > filesystem. On boot it can't mount the root fs: > > > > XFS: Bad magic number > > XFS: SB validate failed > > Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) > > > > XFS is compiled in so it's not a module problem. Google says this error is > > usually caused by passing the wrong root parameter to the kernel, but I'm > > definitely giving the right root device. > > > > I can boot just fine with 2.4.25 using exactly the same boot options in Grub. > > I attach my .config. I'd be very greatful for any help with this. I've tried > > recompiling with XFS as a module and checked my version of xfsprogs meets the > > requirements. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > David.