Re: Kernel panic: unable to mount root
make sure you compiled the kernel with the driver(s) needed to access your
hdd, did you see an IDE scan go on during boot?
sample output from a VIA MVP3 based Super Socket 7 board would be:
VP_IDE: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39
VP_IDE: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xe000-0xe007, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
ide0: VIA Bus-Master (U)DMA Timing Config Success
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe008-0xe00f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
ide1: VIA Bus-Master (U)DMA Timing Config Success
hda: IBM-DJNA-370910, ATA DISK drive
hdb: IBM-DPTA-353750, ATA DISK drive
hdc: CD-ROM CDU4011, ATAPI CDROM drive
hdd: MATSHITA CR-588, ATAPI CDROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: IBM-DJNA-370910, 8693MB w/1966kB Cache, CHS=1108/255/63
hdb: IBM-DPTA-353750, 35772MB w/1961kB Cache, CHS=4560/255/63
hdc: ATAPI 40X CD-ROM drive, 120kB Cache
Uniform CDROM driver Revision: 2.55
hdd: ATAPI 32X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache
chekc your kernel config, this is likely the problem.
nate
On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Kevin wrote:
wessam >I decided to compile a new kernel (2.2.1) to upgrade from 2.0.38 for my 486
wessam >(slink) and I followed the instructions in the kernel howto. I compiled and
wessam >installed the kernel, ran lilo, and rebooted. I receive the following
wessam >error:
wessam >
wessam >Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:01
wessam >
wessam >my lilo.conf:
wessam >boot=/dev/hda
wessam >root=/dev/hda1
wessam >install=/boot/boot.b
wessam >map=/boot/map
wessam >vga=normal
wessam >delay=20
wessam >image=/vmlinuz
wessam >label=Linux
wessam >read-only
wessam >
wessam >I have two IDE hard drives with / on hda1. my boot disk works and mounts
wessam >root fine. I must've missed some option in the kernel, or is my lilo.conf
wessam >is set up wrong?
wessam >thanks for any help,
wessam >Kevin
wessam >
wessam >
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