Re: [gentoo-user] kernel compilation problem [panic: not syncing VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknows-block(0,0)

["fei huang" <daniel.huangfei@gmail.com>]

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On 6/26/06, Ezequiel Carmona <ezequielct@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi.
> sorry for my english.
>
> edit /boot/grub/grub.conf
>
> in line kernel /bzImage-2.6.15-r5 root=/dev/sda
> add -ro
>
> kernel /bzImage-2.6.15-r5 root=/dev/sda -ro
>

you should specify a partition with the root parameter, e.g. /dev/sda1
this partition is where your '/' locates.

cheers

daniel

2006/6/25, Catalin Trifu <catalin@isp-software.de>:
>
> >         Hi,
> >
> >
> >     I have just got a new machine with nForce4 chipset and 250GB SATA
> > drive.
> > I am trying to compile the kernel on the machine (gentoo-sources) and it
> > works
> > just fine but at boot time I get the panic in the subject and I don't
> > get it
> > why. I have compiled sata_nv directly in the kernel. I'm not using any
> > raid
> > or such things.
> >     I also installed the kernel + initrd from the 2006.0 live cd and
> > that kernel
> > boots just fine.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Catalin
> >
> > --
> > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Ezequiel Carmona T.
> Gentoo AMD64 nForce4
> GNU/Linux user #395098
> http://counter.li.org/
>

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