Re: Kernel panic:Unable to mount root fs (2.6.0-test5)

[viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk]

On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 12:48:32PM -0400, Jean-Marc Spaggiari wrote:
 
> Here is what I can see on the screen :
> 
> floppy0: no floppy controllers found
> RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
> loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
> 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26
> eth0: Realtek RTL8139 at 0xe3809f00, 00:08:0d:89:3c:38, IRQ 5
> mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
> Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1
>  Firware: 5.9
>  Sensor: 15
>  ne absolute packet format
>  Touchpad has extended capability bits
>  -> multifinger detection
>  -> palm detection
> input: Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1
> serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
> input: AT Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
> serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60, 0x64 irq 1
> NET: Registred protocol family 2
> IP: routing cache hash table of 4096 buckets, 32Kbytes
> TCP: Hash tables configured (established 32768 bind 32768)
> NET: Registerd protocol family 1
> VFS: Cannont open root device "302" or unknown-block(3,2)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panics: VFS: Unable to mount root fr onunknown-block(3,2)

Which has one interesting thing and doesn't have another.
	1) kernel has no idea WTF major 3/minor 2 means.
	2) kernel hadn't even tried to look around for IDE disks

The most likely cause: IDE support is not turned on.  Check your .config -
the interesting parts are CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK.