Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:38:52 +0100 (GMT) | From | Bryn Paul Arnold Jones <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.9 Kernel Panic! |
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On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Cristian POP wrote:
> > Hi all, > > I'm kind of newbie in linux. > I installed RH 6.0 in server mode, with kernel 2.2.5 > I want to upgrade the kernel to 2.2.9 (test only) > After compiling the kernel and booting I get the following > message and kernel doesn't boot : >
I'm not supprised it paniced, I would. You've built ide support as a module. You can't load modules until you've mounted something as / (set to /dev/hda8 in this case), and you need a module to do that.
> .... > Starting kswapd v1.5
Attempt to find our root filesystem on 0x03:0x08 (/dev/hda8). No driver, so request_mod() for it.
> request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
request_mod sanity check failed (/ not mounted), complain we can't load modules yet.
> VFS: Cannot open root device 03:08
still no driver for rootfs dev, can't usfully continue.
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:08
so panic and stop here (actually for(;;) {} loop).
> _________________ > and hangs! > [snip stuff, it's all fine]
Bryn - -- Or words to that effect ... PGP pubkeys from http://www.gytha.demon.co.uk/pubkey.asc.
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