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From: "Wayne Willson" <wwillson@il05037a.bns.att.com>
To: "Rusty Russell" <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>, <akpm@zip.com.au>,
	<viro@math.psu.edu>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [2.5.51] Failure to mount ext3 root when ext2 compiled in
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 08:31:30 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <000a01c2a2b4$551e7e70$7b4bd287@ugd.att.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20021213035016.339092C24F@lists.samba.org

I have seen the exact same problem.  Turning off CONFIG_EXT2_FS fixes it for
me as well.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Rusty Russell" <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: <akpm@zip.com.au>; <viro@math.psu.edu>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:48 PM
Subject: [2.5.51] Failure to mount ext3 root when ext2 compiled in


> Just noticed this (usually ext2 is compiled as a module, but was
> testing a patch with CONFIG_MODULES=n).  Reverted to plain 2.5.51, and
> it's still there:
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device "301" or 03:01
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01
>
> Now, I have an ext3 root, but when CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y and
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y, I get this failure.  Turning off CONFIG_EXT2_FS
> "fixes" it.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Rusty.
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-12-13 14:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-13  3:48 [2.5.51] Failure to mount ext3 root when ext2 compiled in Rusty Russell
2002-12-13  4:09 ` Andrew Morton
2002-12-16 21:42   ` Rusty Russell
2002-12-13 14:31 ` Wayne Willson [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-13 14:35 Mohamed El Ayouty
2002-12-14 10:11 ` Andrew Morton
2002-12-14 14:22   ` Mohamed El Ayouty
2002-12-14 18:48     ` Andrew Morton
2002-12-14 19:06       ` Mohamed El Ayouty

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