From: "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] VFS: Cannot open root device - kernel panic
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 01:19:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200705250119.42867.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d9a0a6da0705241614i18538324x9f644579b5e2775b@mail.gmail.com>
On Freitag, 25. Mai 2007, Denis wrote:
> This is the first time ever that I ended up with an unbootable kernel
> after a new install, and I have no idea where to start. This is a
> fresh install of Gentoo 2007.0 minimal CD stage 3, using the x86 quick
> install guide.
>
> Here's the error I get at boot while the kernel is loading its device
> drivers:
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block(0,0)
>
> I am using grub, with conf file just like in the install guide (I
> happened to use the same file system set-up):
>
> title=Gentoo
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/sda3
>
> I have a SATA drive in my system, which seems to get loaded fine by
> the kernel, at least from what I can tell - there seem to be no error
> messages to that effect.
>
> I suppose I could do a genkernel, but I'd like to be able to tell
> where I went wrong with my config... Where do I start looking for
> this?
like copying the relevant parts of dmesg for us to see?
maybe it is a missing sata-driver, missing scsi-disk support?
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Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-24 23:14 [gentoo-user] VFS: Cannot open root device - kernel panic Denis
2007-05-24 23:19 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin [this message]
2007-05-24 23:52 ` Denis
2007-05-25 0:30 ` david
2007-05-25 0:44 ` Denis
2007-05-25 1:54 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
2007-05-25 2:27 ` Denis
2007-05-25 3:16 ` Denis
2007-05-25 4:03 ` Dale
2007-05-25 4:53 ` Denis
2007-05-25 5:09 ` Dale
2007-05-25 1:59 ` Mark Knecht
2007-05-25 7:51 ` Neil Bothwick
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