Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs

From: "Andrey Borzenkov"
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 08:23:02 EST



>> cannot mount rootfs "NULL" or hdb1
>
> AFAIK, there is no such message in 2.6.0-test3 ...

there is


> if, on the other hand, the message looks like ...
>
> -----------
> VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb1" or unknown-block(0,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> -----------

he does not pass it in append line. He is using root= option in lilo.
actually my lilo does pass "root=341" in this case while the above means lilo omits any root= command line option and relies on compiled-in ROOT_DEV




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