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Re: ipl fail -> VFS: unable to mount root fs on XX:yy ( again )



On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 04:44:49PM -0300, Marco Figueira wrote:

> I have made a 'cross install' from Conectiva Linux
> to Debian kernel-image-2.4.17-s390 ( hardware: s/390
> G3, no z-serie, no VM ).
> The installation process was fine, but the ipl process
> failed after the following kernel panic message:
> [...]
> Kernel command line: root=/dev/dasd/0101/part1 ro
> noinitrd dasd=101
> [...]
> dasd: initializing...
> debug: dasd: new level 3
> dasd: Registered successfully to major no 94
> dasd(eckd): ECKD discipline initializing
> dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda (94: 0),0101@7d:
> 3380/1E(CU:3990/02) Cyl:2655 Head: 15 Sec:222
> dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda (94: 0),0101@7d:
> 3380/1E(CU:3990/02): Configuration data read
> debug: dasd: new level 3
> dasd: waiting for responses...
> dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda (94: 0),0101@7d: (4kB blks):
> 1593000kB at 40kB/trk compatible disk layout
> Partition check:
>  /dev/dasd/0101:VOL1/  LXDEB1: p1 p2
> dasd(eckd): We are interested in: CU 3880/00
> dasd(eckd): We are interested in: CU 3990/00
> dasd(eckd): We are interested in: CU 2105/00
> dasd(eckd): We are interested in: CU 9343/00
> dasd: Registered ECKD discipline successfully
> dasd(fba): FBA discipline initializing
> dasd(fba): We are interested in: DEV 9336/00 @ CU
> 6310/00
> dasd(fba): We are interested in: DEV 3370/00 @ CU
> 3880/00
> dasd: Registered FBA discipline successfully
> dasd: initialization finished
> debug: cio_msg: new level 2
> debug: cio_trace: new level 2
> debug: cio_crw: new level 6
> [...]
> cramfs: wrong magic
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 5e:01

Your configuration looks OK...can you run fdisk -l on the disk from a
working instance and check the partitions?  Is partition 1 the root
filesystem?  What kind of filesystem is on it?  Are you able to mount it
from the working image?  Are you using the Debian packaged 2.4.17 kernel?

-- 
 - mdz



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