Re: VFS Kernel Panic in 2.4.0-10(11)

From: Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 20:30:44 EST


On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:

>
> This is probably a configuration mismatch of some kind, but I just
> finished building my 2.4.0 RPM skeletons and am installting them from
> our latest CD burn, and I am seeing the following
> problem when I upgrade our 2.2.17 kernel versions with 2.4.0-test10,
> then reboot them under 2.4:
>
> request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
> VFS cannot open root device "301" or 03:01
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01.

IDE built as module. Root on IDE disk. Apparently, no initrd in sight.
Check your .config and either don't make IDE a module or enable initrd
and make sure to put the modules into initrd image.

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