Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs

[Herbert Pötzl]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 05:22:13PM +0400, "Andrey Borzenkov"  wrote:
> 
> >>        cannot mount rootfs "NULL" or hdb1
> >
> > AFAIK, there is no such message in 2.6.0-test3 ...
> 
> there is

please provide the file and line number, where
linux-2.6.0-test3 contains the string "cannot mount rootfs".
(or where this string is synthesized)
I am not able to locate it ...

> > 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

already suggested that, but he says, it doesn't
work either ... 

best,
Herbert

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