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Re: Kernel panic when booting with bootsplash initrd image in kernel 2.6.11.7



On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 03:01:31PM -0700, Alvaro wrote:
> Hi List
> 
> I downloaded, patched and compiled the kernel 2.6.11.7 for using
> bootsplash. I used the following command:
> MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-3.3" make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0
> kernel_image
> 
> But when I want to boot the computer using it, the bootsplash silent
> mode screen apears and it freezes. If I look to the verbose tty (F2) I
> got the following at the end of the boot messages:
> -----------------------------------------------------
> RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM diskimage starting at 0
> VFS: CAnnot open root device "305" or unknown block (3,5)
> Please append a correct root= boot option
> Kernel panic- no suncing: VFS: unable to mount fs on unknown - block
> (3,5)

It may be because the new kernel may not contain compiled-in support
for your file system (ext3 or resierfs etc); they may be modules. Is
that the case?

Kumar
-- 
Kumar Appaiah,
462, Jamuna Hostel,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai - 600 036

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