Re: Linux 2.4.6-pre3 breaks ReiserFS mount on boot

Neil Brown
2001-06-19T05:33:16Z

On Tuesday June 19, jeffm@suse.com wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 11:57:16PM -0400, Shawn Starr wrote:
> >
> > read_super_block: can't find a reiserfs filesystem on dev 03:42
> > read_old_super_block: try to find super block in old location
> > read_old_super_block: can't find a reiserfs filesystem on dev 03:42
> > Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:42
> >
> > my super block broke somewhere?
>
> Out of curiousity, what device are you trying to boot from? 03:42, at least
> according to linux/Documentation/devices.txt, corresponds to /dev/hda42.

or, noting that kdevname used hexadecimal,
/dev/hdb2

NeilBrown

>
> Is that really the disk you're trying to mount? I'm not familiar with how
> some IDE RAID controllers present disks, but it was the first thing I
> noticed.
>
> -Jeff
>
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