Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs

[jeff millar]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herbert Pötzl" <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Norbert Preining" <preining@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs
>
> I would suggest to give append="root=/dev/hdb1" a try,
> and/or update lilo or change to grub ...
>

I'm getting the same sorts of error messages with grub.  Here's the
grub.conf file...originally generated by a Redhat 9 install.

2.4.20 works with root=0303.  But I've tried all the variants after root=
(03:03, 0303, hda3, /dev/hda3) and nothing works

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#       boot=/dev/hda
# 2.6.0-test kernels apparently have bug
#       in processing root=device names
#       changed to major:minor where minor is letter*64 + partition number
#       hdb1 = 03:65, hda3=03:03
# But, that didn't work for 2.4.20...trying 0303 now
#
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.6.0-test3)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.0-test3 ro root=03:03
#       initrd /initrd-2.6.0-test3.img
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-19.9)
        root (hd0,0)
        Kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-19.9 ro root=0303
        initrd /initrd-2.4.20-19.9.img
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-18.9)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-18.9 ro root=/dev/hda3
        initrd /initrd-2.4.20-18.9.img

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