From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_QUAR, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mail2.doit.wisc.edu (mail2.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.9.41]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FE0BABD8C for ; Thu, 20 Jun 2002 23:14:12 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [66.187.3.12] by mail2.doit.wisc.edu id XAA100566 (8.9.1/50); Thu, 20 Jun 2002 23:14:09 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: "Michael R. Gayeski" Reply-To: mrgayeski@students.wisc.edu To: bill and joe Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] vfs error Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 15:08:49 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.1 References: <000a01c218cc$0e269600$0b0aa8c0@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <000a01c218cc$0e269600$0b0aa8c0@earthlink.net> Cc: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200206201508.49982.mrgayeski@students.wisc.edu> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 5f98c8cb-cb28-4ea2-8886-df1c93d5d2de X-Archives-Hash: 747b30320aab83bc5d960d8d168a9580 On Friday 21 June 2002 02:33, bill and joe wrote: > sorry for bugging you again but i think i allmost have this wipped.=20 First off, this is the development list. Take the question to the=20 gentoo-newbies list or perhaps ask in the forums or IRC.=20 > using a scsi hard drive when i go to boot i get "vfs: cannot open root > device "hda3" or 03:03 please append a correct "root=3D" boot option > kernel panic:vfs: unable to mount root fs on 03:03 > i am sure it will be something dumb that i am just over looking but it = just > does not seem to click. thanks joe email:sweetangelhsd@earthlink.net hdaX are the partitions on your first IDE device. You need to do everythi= ng on=20 /dev/sdaX, assuming you only have one SCSI device. Go read the SCSI HOWTO= , it will help you understand what you are doing wrong.=20 --mrg ------ Michael R. Gayeski mrgayeski@students.wisc.edu For PGP key & more info, see my web page at: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~gayeski/index.html