Re: VFS Kernel Panic in 2.4.0-10(11)

Jeff V. Merkey
2000-11-18T01:59:42Z

We dfound it. 2.2.X .configs are incompatible with 2.4.0 and the
upgrade RPMs sucked them in. Since IDE is a unique CONFIG option, this
will break.

Jeff

"Jeff V. Merkey" wrote:
>
>
> This is probably a configuration mismatch of some kind, but I just
> finished building my 2.4.0 RPM skeletons and am installting them from
> our latest CD burn, and I am seeing the following
> problem when I upgrade our 2.2.17 kernel versions with 2.4.0-test10,
> then reboot them under 2.4:
>
> request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
> 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.
>
> The system was running Ute-Linux under 2.2.17 then was upgraded to
> 2.4.0-10 (with IPVS and pre-11 patches).
> The disk is a 20GB device with
>
> /dev/hda1 Linux (/,/boot) at
> 3,1
> /dev/hda2 Extended (contains a swap partition /dev/hda5) at
> 3,2
> /dev/hda3 Linux (/usr) at
> 3,3
> /dev/hda4 Linux (/archive) at
> 3,4
> /dev/hda5 Swap Swap at
> 3,5
>
> Lilo is configured in linear mode. The device it's complaining about is
> present
> (03:01) and lilo does append a root=/dev/hda1 statement.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Jeff
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