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SubjectRe: 2.4.0-test7 unable to mount root partition at boot time
Doubble check that you have ata support compiled in.


On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, Frank Davis wrote:

> Hello,
> I received the following error while booting 2.4.0-test7.
>
> request_module[block-major-3] Root fs not mounted
> VFS: cannot open root device "" or 03:06
> Please append a correct "root = " boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:06
>
> My root partition is hda6, and I passed the root parameter to
> loadlin...same result. 2.3.36 boots fine. Below is the output of
> scripts/ver_linux . Maybe I have to upgrade some utils. Suggestions
> welcome. I noticed that my depmod verision doesn't support the --F
> option, however, it appears that my modules compiled fine.
>
> PII, Dell Latitude 333MHz, 64MB RAM
>
> -Frank
>
> -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
> -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
>
> Linux primetime.localdomain 2.3.36 #55 SMP Tue Jan 4 20:53:13 EST 2000
> i686 unknown
> Kernel modules 2.1.121
> Gnu C 2.8.1
> Binutils 2.9.1.0.23
> Linux C Library 2.1.1
> Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.1
> Procps 2.0.2
> Mount 2.9o
> Net-tools 1.51
> Console-tools 1999.03.02
> Sh-utils 1.16
> Modules Loaded nls_cp437 msdos fat nfsd ipx
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