[gentoo-amd64] Help with booting (kernel panic)!!!

[gentoo-amd64] Help with booting (kernel panic)!!!

[Christopher E]

Hello all,

I am still trying to get this thing up and runing and have NOT yet had
a full install with all working with out running into issue even when
following to a T

Any how I get this error when Booting, it comes right after the kernel
detecting my APCI stuff for my bois:

[119.128259] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs
on unknow-block (0,0)

What does this mean?  How can I fix it

right now I am typing in the stuff to boot up the system and this is
what i am typing:

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/k8-kernel-2.6.15.r7 root=/dev/sda6 udev
boot

I also have tryed it like this:
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/k8-kernel-2.6.15.r7 root=/dev/sda6
boot

And like this:
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/k8-kernel-2.6.15.r7 real_root=/dev/sda6 udev
boot

All three get the same msg

on my computer I have when booting this:
1 CDROM
1 SATA <-- Partitions are:
                  /dev/sda1 - boot
                  /dev/sda5 - swap
                  /dev/sda6 - root

Please if any one could help PLEASE help :-)

Also if any one has a ASUS K8V Deluxe out they I would greatly like to
hear from you as I would like help recompiling my kernel with the
stuff that only matters to that build and ATI All-in-Wonder video card

Thanks ahead of time for your help and I am greatful for advice!!!

Sincerely,
Christopher

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Help with booting (kernel panic)!!!

[Richard Fish]

On 4/24/06, Christopher E <sensory.access@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am still trying to get this thing up and runing and have NOT yet had
> a full install with all working with out running into issue even when
> following to a T
>
> Any how I get this error when Booting, it comes right after the kernel
> detecting my APCI stuff for my bois:
>
> [119.128259] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs
> on unknow-block (0,0)

9 times out of 10, this message means you did not include the drivers
for your disk in the kernel.  Possibly you compiled them as modules.

For SATA, you must have SCSI subsystem, SCSI disk, and SATA support
built in.  Something like this:

grep -e SCSI -e SD /usr/src/linux/.config | grep -v "^#"
CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y
CONFIG_SCSI_ATA_PIIX=y

If any of the above say =m, your kernel will not boot correctly.

-Richard

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