On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 08:50:10PM +0700, Endianto wrote: > Dear List, > > My new Woody box can't boot with this error message, "new"... has it worked before? If so, what has changed between then and now? > VFS: Cannot open root device "301" or 03:01 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01 This indicates that it cannot find partition 1 on the primary disk on IDE channel 0... There should be some output *above* that - you'll need to peruse through that to narrow down the problem: - Does the kernel detect the IDE interface? If not, then make sure that IDE is compiled into the kernel (or initrd module). - Does the kernel detect the disk? If not, check cabling, BIOS settings and the way the disk is jumpered... > As a friend suggestion, I boot from CDROM, using CD live Knoppix, then put > "root=/dev/hda1". > Nothings change. I suspect that knoppix *does* have IDE built into the kernel. Thus the problem is probably either cabling, bios settings and/or HD jumper settings... Hope this helps -- Karl E. Jørgensen karl@jorgensen.com http://karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: Preserve wildlife -- pickle a squirrel today!
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