Re: failure to mount root fs

From: Marco Baan
Date: Mon Mar 29 2004 - 07:06:41 EST


> > Hi Macro,
> >
> > You wrote:
> >
> > > VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> > > ...
> > > kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.4 ro root=LABEL=/
> >
> > The "LABEL=/" is the attempt to mount root filesystem by label, so you can
> > move it to another disk. I find these "clever" things not mature yet and always replace it by an explicit device name (and don't move/replace root disk):
>
> it's ok as long as you remember to make an initrd (make install in the
> kernel source will do so automatic, at least on a RH/Fedora system)

I didnt try a make install, but i manually added the initrd section.

The same error popped up though:

VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

--
Marco Baan

There is no time like the present for postponing what you ought to be
doing.
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