Problem : Kernel panic : VSF : Unable to mount root fs on 03 : 41

[MPUMBU@aol.com]

            Hello,
 
             Please, I need help about my PC.

             A Packard Bell one, a imedia i 6000
             Processor Pentium(r) III, proessor Gennuine Intel 1000 Mz
             Memory 128 Mo RAM
             Hard Disk IDE Seagate ST 320 413A ATA Disk Drive ( 20 Go )
             Espace File Swap 1.88 Go
             Version Bios A 6323 P2 V1.5  02282001
             AMIBIOS Easy Setup Utilities ver 1.30
             Operating System Microsoft Windows Millennium
             Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000

             In order to make a "dual boot" System ( Operating System Microsoft Windows 
             Millennium - Operating System Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody ).

             Three month ago I bought a second Hard Disk a IDE Seagate one, ST340 810A
             ATA Disk Drive ( 40 Go ) and, a Debian GNU/Linux Official DVD.

             Then I have mounted the second Hard Disk Drive as a slave disk, and I also 
             have built One rescue diskette; and the root diskette, more than One.

             I mean the problem is :

             I can run rescue the rescue diskette without problem, so I have to see a
             message like this :

             Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 3.0.......................................................................
             .......................................................................................................................................
             .......................................................................................................
             This disk uses the Linux Kernel 2.2.20
             Press < F1 > for help, or < ENTER > to boot
             boot : _

             So I have to :  1° )  Press < ENTER >  or
                                              2° ) Type boot method argument like this 
                                                   rescue root=/dev/hdb and  < ENTER > to boot

                 1° ) Then, if  I press < ENTER >,  I see the message like this :

                 Loading linux - bin .................................................................
                 hdc : ATA : 40X DVD - ROM drive, 512 KB cache
                 Uniform CD - ROM drive Revision 3.11
                 hdd : ATAPI 32X CD - 20M CD - R / RW drive, 2048KB cache
                 Floppy drive ( s ) : fd0 is 1.44 Mo
                 FDC  0 is a post - 1991  82077
                 md driver 0.36.6  MAX - MD - DEV=4, MAX - REAL=8
                 ................................................................................................
                 NCR53c 406a : No available ports found
                 Sym53c 416.c : version 3.2
                 megaraid : V1.11 (Aug 23, 2000 )
                 aec 671X - detect:
                 3 ware Storage Controller device driver for linux V1.02 00 008
                 .....................................................................................................
                 Partition check :
                 hda : hda1 < hda5 > hda2
                 hdb : hdb1 < hdb5
                 VFS : Insert root floppy disk to be load into RAM disk and press < ENTER >

                 So I insert a root remove the  rescue diskette, and insert a root diskettein the floppy disk and 
                 press < ENTER >
                 _ Nothing appear and nothing works...

                 2° ) Then if I type :   rescue root=/dev/hdb1 and press < ENTER >, I see the message like this :
                 
                 Loading linux.bin.................................................................................................
                 scsi : 0 hosts
                 scsi : detects total
                 Partition check :
                 hda : hda1 < hda5 > hda2
                 hdb : hdb1 < hdb5
                 ..............................................................................................................................
                 attempt to access beyond end of device
                 03 : 41 : rw=0, want=2, limit=1
                 dev 03 : 41    blksize=1024    blocknr=1    sector=2     size=1024    count=1
                 EXT2 - fs : unable to read superblock
                 attempt to access beyond end of device
                 dev 03 : 41.....................................................................................................
                 MINIX - fs : unable to read superblock
                 [ MS - DOS  FS  Rel.12 , FAT 0, check=n, conv=b, uid=0, gid=0, umask=022, bmap ]
                 [ me=0x0, cs=0, #f=0, fs=0, f1=0, ds=0, rc=0, dl=0, data="" ts=0, ls=0, rc=0, 
                 fc=4294967295 ]
                 Transaction block size=512
                 Invalided session number or type of track
                 attempt to access beyond end of device
                 03 : 41 : rw=0, want=33, limit=1
                 dev 03 : 41  blksize=1024    blocknr=32     sector=64     size=1024     count=1
                 isofs - read - super : bread failed,   dev=03 : 41,   size - blknum=16,    block=32
                 Kernel panic : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 03 : 41

                 Also if I type :  rescue root=/dev/hdb5,   I see the message like this :

                 Loading linux.bin......................................................................................................
                 .................................................................................................................................
                 Failed initialization of  WD - 7000 scsi card !
                 megaraid : V 1.11 (Aug 23, 2000 )
                 .................................................................................................................................
                 hda : hda1 < hda5 > hda2
                 hdb : hdb1 < hdb5
                 request_modul [ nls - cp 437 ]  : Root fs not mounted
                 unable to load NLS charset cp 437
                 VFS : Mounted root ( msdos filesystem ) read only
                 Freeing unused Kernel memory : 152 K console
                 Kernel panic : No init found.  Try passing init=option to Kernel

                 Nothing doesn' t  work......               
                 By the way, I use MS-DOS Fdisk ( FAT 16 ) and I don' t find a Linux - Fdisk nowhere...

                 Sincerely yours.
                 mpumbu@aol.com