Re: Kernel doesn't mount /
Thierry Danis (danis@sagem.fr)
Thu, 1 Jul 1999 17:50:49 +0200
On Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 12:17:40PM +0300, Alexander wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> I am shure that someone has already face the problem like this. I installed
> RedHat 5.2 from CD, then recompiled the kernel. New kernel boots, but
> doesn't
> want to mount root filesystem. Error message looks like:
> VFS: Cannot open root device 03:01
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01
> 03:01 are numbers of device hda1, major and minor.
> In the same time, the original kernel, which come with the distributive,
> boots normally, mounts all needed and works. Maybe it's because of LILO
> misconfiguration (LILO is installed in the MBR) or because of the large size
> of my hard disk (more than 1024 cylinders, but /dev/hda1 fits in 1st 1024),
> i don't know. If someone know how to cope with it, answer please.
>
> Alexander
>
Did you make sure that IDE was not compiled as module ?
A+,
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Thierry Danis
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