Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02
On 26 Jun 1999, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> In article <cistron.199906252325.AAA32571@linda.lfix.co.uk>,
> Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> wrote:
> >Johann Spies wrote:
> > >I got this message after recompiling my kernel and I cannot find out what
> > >is causing it. I have a single computer that uses a dialup ppp connection
> > >to the ISP.
> > >
> > >Before the error message in the subject line there were two other error
> > >lines:
> > >
> > >request_module[block-major-22]: root fs not mounted
> > >VFS: Cannot open device 16:02.
> >
> >That says you're trying to mount /dev/hdc2 as your root partition, and are
> >failing. Is that what is meant to be happening?
>
> It also says (because of request_module[block-major-22]) that IDE disk
> support was not compiled into the kernel, which ofcourse poses a small
> problem if the root file system is on an IDE disk.
Thanks Mike. That was the problem in the end. Some way or another I
made the wrong selection there in trying to enable scsi-emulation.
BTW where do I read this information that enabled you to know that
block-major-22 refers to the IDE-disk?
Johann
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