Re: Cannot mount root? What?
On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 09:46:30AM -0600, Bill Layer wrote:
> So did it, or did it not mount the root filesystem? Why is this happening? Am
> I selecting the wrong kernel / root.bin images?
You did not read the instructions (and your sig is too long):
From: http://people.debian.org/~cts/debian-m68k/potato/debian-mac.txt
Put root=/dev/ram in the kernel options and set kernel and ramdisk path.
Oh, this is already a FAQ:
I am trying to install Debian on my Mac, but when I start the Penguin I get:
RAMDISK : Compressed image found at block 0
VFS : Mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
VFS : Cannot open root device 00:00
Kernel panic : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 00:00
You forgot to add
root=/dev/ram
root.bin contains the ramdisk, but the root_filesystem_ has to be mounted on
/dev/ram, since you can not write to root.bin. I agree, the names are
confusing, but thats why its written in the quickinstall, and in the FAQ.
Christian
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