From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from cx894108-a.phnx2.az.home.com ([24.177.68.68] helo=potre.gontran.net) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15dxoo-0004kT-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 03 Sep 2001 11:47:31 -0600 Received: (from gontran@localhost) by potre.gontran.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA12688 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:47:11 -0700 From: Gontran To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Kernel problem Message-ID: <20010903104710.A12530@potre> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org References: <000501c1349b$daa0efc0$0300a8c0@tsunami> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000501c1349b$daa0efc0$0300a8c0@tsunami>; from claymitchell@telocity.com on Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 01:14:11PM -0400 X-Editor: Vim http://www.vim.org/ X-Operating-System: GNU/Linux 2.4.9-ac5 X-Uptime: 10:41am up 2 days, 7:52, 3 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Sep 3 11:48:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:47:10 -0700 X-Archives-Salt: 8aec1f52-5dc6-438b-a655-6a0437276953 X-Archives-Hash: f9f11c28517fc55f91bf8bd4000e273a * Clay Mitchell (claymitchell@telocity.com) wrote: > I'm getting this problem every time I boot up: > > Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs > This is usually the result of specifying incorrect filesystem parameters to the boot loader. Are you keeping in mind the array-like numbering scheme (012345...) for disk partitions when configuring grub? Are you remembering to turn that logic off and name your root partition as the OS understands it for the kernel parameter 'root='? > Any idea what's causing this? I'm guessing it's a kernel problem - I > copied the one off the rc6-10 build cd and I can boot. But I haven't > been able to track down what is causing this problem. > > Any ideas? hth, Gontran