Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:59:13 -0700 | From | Paul Dickson <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs |
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:52:50 -0500 (CDT), Thomas Molina wrote:
> > I'm getting the same sorts of error messages with grub. Here's the > > grub.conf file...originally generated by a Redhat 9 install. > > > > 2.4.20 works with root=0303. But I've tried all the variants after root= > > (03:03, 0303, hda3, /dev/hda3) and nothing works > > > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > > # > > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file > > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > > # root (hd0,0) > > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3 > > # initrd /initrd-version.img > > # boot=/dev/hda > > # 2.6.0-test kernels apparently have bug > > # in processing root=device names > > # changed to major:minor where minor is letter*64 + partition number > > # hdb1 = 03:65, hda3=03:03 > > # But, that didn't work for 2.4.20...trying 0303 now > > I have a hard time believing that 2.6.0-test kernels have this bug. There > must be something else going on here. This is my grub.conf file:
If you're running RH9, try the non-kernel RPMs found at http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/RPMS.kernel/
I haven't had any trouble getting 2.6.0-test started with these.
-Paul
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