Re: kernel panic

[Martin Dickopp <martin-deb@zero-based.org>]

geekboy <geekboy@clear.net.nz> writes:

> Just tried upgrading my kernel from knoppix 2.4.22xfs to 2.4.26-1-k7
> while booting it grinds to a halt with error:
>
> freeing initrd memory: 3956k freed
> FAT: bogus logical sectro size 0
> kernel panic: VFS : unable to mount root fs on 03:05
>
> So the initrd.img is working. remembered to run lilo after upgrade.
> does the 03:05 mean the fat partition on hda3 is screwed?

No, 03:05 refers to hda5. It means the kernel cannot mount hda5 as the
root filesystem. Is it perhaps trying to mount it as fat32, while it is
in fact ext2?

> hda5 is the root ext2 partition
> have hda1 ntfs still for now.
> hda3 fat32
> hda6 swap
> hda7  an ext2 linux partition (/backup)

Martin


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