Re: 1.3.71: VFS panic; Unable to mount root filesystem

tim middlekoop (mtim@lab.housing.fsu.edu)
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 16:13:26 -0500 (EST)

try deleteing you r
/etc/ld.so.cache
I had problems with having a corrupt version of this hence I could not boot.

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On Thu, 7 Mar 1996, Ulrich Windl wrote:


> Even after "make clean; make zImage" the kernel dies with VFS panic; 
> can't mount root filesystem. I had this error before when somehow not 
> all required modules were recompiled. This time I have no idea.
> 
> But: Couldn't some kind soul add a better explanation instead of 
> "cannot mount". Why did the mount fail? Is the device unknown, or is 
> the filesystem type unknown, or what? Some better message would be 
> great for 2.0.
> 
> (I'm using ext2, no loadable modules, IDE)
> 
> Ulrich
>