Re: [gentoo-user] VFS: cannot open root device "hdd2" on unknown-block(0,0)

["Francisco Rivas" <taken2k4@gmail.com>]

Hi..

In my experience this error:

Error message on boot:
VFS: cannot open root device "hdd2" on 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)

is about bad configuration in grub/lilo, check the real number of your
root partition and remember: if you use Grub (great idea)  add the
real root partition number parameter to your kernel coniguration, plus
the init parameter.

This problem probably is the result of a change of your pool of disks
or changes in your partitions or bad parameter in you boot config
file..

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10
That can help you i guess.

I hope help you...

P.D : Excuse me for my english i'm learning about it.

Have a VERY nice day.

On 3/24/07, Kristian Poul Herkild <kristian@herkild.dk> wrote:
> Oh well...
>
> I've been battleling with my Silicon Image PCI ATA-133 controller.
> I've spent the last 7-8 hours trying to compile a working kernel with
> support for the extra IDE controller. But so far I've failed. I've tried
> several combinations (with/without support for CMD0680 - with/without
> xtables - on 2.6.18 and 2.6.19) - and have tracked the problem to the
> PCI IDE controller.
>
> I've googled for hours as well, but I have no clues but one: Enabling
> support for the PCI IDE/PATA Controller apparently pushes the device
> names for the on-board IDE/PATA controller (e.g. /d_ev/hdd becomes
> /dev/hdh).
>
> Is that even possible? That the extra PCI ATA-Controller takes
> precedence over the on-board Controller?
>
> Kind Regards,
> Kristian Poul Herkild
>
> ---
>
> Output from lspci:
> 00:0a.0 Mass storage controller: Silicon Image, Inc. PCI0680 Ultra
> ATA-133 Host Controller (rev 02)
>
> Error message on boot:
> VFS: cannot open root device "hdd2" on 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)
>
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>
>


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Francisco Rivas
2.6.19-gentoo-r5 x86
udev v087 gnome 2.16.2
xorg-x11-7.1 hotplug v20040923-r2
e-mail : fjrivas@uc.edu.ve
msn : taken2k4@gmail.com

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