Re: Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3)

[Zeno Davatz <zdavatz@gmail.com>]

On 5/11/05, Laurent CARON <lcaron@apartia.fr> wrote:
> Zeno Davatz a écrit :

> >I'm trying to set up a new server with 2*200GB HD's, 2*Intel Xeon 3.4
> >GHz and an Intel SE7520BD2 Motherboard (SATA).
> >
> >I can boot perfectly fine from my Gentoo 2005.0 - minimal-install CD.
> >The system is up and running except when I want to boot from the
> >harddisk (root=/dev/sda3 boot=/dev/sda1, both on jfs). I can proof
> >that by mounting the new system when I boot from CD and do a chroot.
> >
> >I even tried by compiling the kernel with the /proc/config.gz from the
> >above CD. Same result as in the subject line:
> >Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3)
> >
> >Yes, I did run lilo -v and that went smoothly; and I do get the Lilo
> >manager in the beginning, but after that and some messages: Kernel
> >panic...
> >
> >I'm on 2.6.11.8 from kernel.org
> >
> >
> >
> did you try using Linux root=/dev/hda3 boot=/dev/hda1 ?

Do you mean I should try that in Liilo or in fstab? When I boot from
CD I can clearly see /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda1.

Thanks for your help
Zeno