Waiting for root file system...
[I'm sorry if it's boring you]
I updated kernel on debian-40r6 (2.6.18) to 2.6.28 from kernel.org,
and got the error* "Waiting for root file system..." when booting the
new kernel.
The linux's hosted in VMware Workstation 6.0. The commands I issued
were: make defconfig, make, make modules_install install, update-
initramfs -c -k 2.6.28.
The /etc/fstab contains:
/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro
0 1
/dev/sda5 none swap sw 0 0
The /boot/grub/menu.lst contains:
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-686 root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.1 root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.1
Some said that** there will be no /dev/sda1 for the new kernel, but
how can i know the replacement for it in new kernel? After the message
"Waiting for root file system...", the new kernel dropped into BusyBox
ash:
(initramfs) cat /etc/fstab
cat: /etc/fstab: No such file or directory
(initramfs) cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
(initramfs) _
Right now, I don't know how to apply volume label or UUID to solve
this problem. Thanks for your time and help.
*
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** http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/msg/41d62fec9cdd8003?hl=en
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