Bug#479101: linux-image-2.6.25-1-amd64: Kernel panic: Unable to mount root

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 09:03:28PM +0200, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> Subject: linux-image-2.6.25-1-amd64: Kernel panic: Unable to mount root
> Package: linux-image-2.6.25-1-amd64
> Version: 2.6.25-1
> Severity: normal
> 
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> Hi,
> 
> The new kernel 2.6.25-1 panics on my amd64 MacBookPro machine.
> Previous kernels worked.  The output is:
> [...]
> NET: Registered protocol family 1
> NET: Registered protocol family 17
> registered taskstats version 1
> RAMDISK: coulndn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0
> List of all partitions:
> ... ram0 (driver?)
> ...
> ... ram15 (driver?)
> No filesystem could mount root, tried:
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block (8,3)
> 
> I tried the ideas of http://wiki.debian.org/InitramfsDebug:
> with rootdelay=9, it does wait for 9 seconds, afterwards it panics
> with the same message.
> 
> With 2.6.24, ls /proc/cmdline prints:
> BOOT_IMAGE=LinuxOLD ro root=803
> 
> I executed, with no luck:
> dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.25-1-amd64
> dpkg-reconfigure initramfs-tools

try this:
lilo
 
 
> I have reiserfs.

not a very safe choice, but well..
 
regards

-- 
maks