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

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 10:01:20AM +0200, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> maximilian attems wrote:
> >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
> >>
> >>*** Please type your report below this line ***
> >>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

so you don't land in debug console of initramfs?

post cat /etc/i-t/i-t.conf
and check that your root device driver is in both initramfs.