Re: 2.3.99-pre1 fails to boot -- unable to mount root (ide/pci)

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Quoting Linus Torvalds
>
> On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Pete Clements wrote:
> > 2.3.99-pre1 fails to boot up, get...
> > VFS: Cannot open root device "341" or 03:41
> > Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:41
>
> Hmm.. Sounds like maybe you did a "make oldconfig/xconfig" and didn't
> notice that you need to enable CONFIG_IDE which is a new option due to the
> re-organization of the block device tree.

Yep, that's what I did. Thanks.

>
> If CONFIG_IDE is missing, then none of the IDE drivers will be compiled
> in..
>
> Linus
>

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