> On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Konrad Podloucky wrote:
> > > VFS: Cannot open root device 08:01
> > > Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01
> > You forgot to compile your SCSI driver into the kernel
>
> Perhaps the kernel could be a bit more verbose here.
As a general rule, kernel messages tell you what went wrong while it was
trying to "do its thing". It knows what went wrong from its point of view,
but there's no way it's going to be able to figure out and tell you /why/.
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