Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 May 2005 08:47:09 +0200 | From | Zeno Davatz <> | Subject | Re: Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3) |
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On 5/11/05, Laurent CARON <lcaron@apartia.fr> wrote: > Zeno Davatz a écrit :
> >I'm trying to set up a new server with 2*200GB HD's, 2*Intel Xeon 3.4 > >GHz and an Intel SE7520BD2 Motherboard (SATA). > > > >I can boot perfectly fine from my Gentoo 2005.0 - minimal-install CD. > >The system is up and running except when I want to boot from the > >harddisk (root=/dev/sda3 boot=/dev/sda1, both on jfs). I can proof > >that by mounting the new system when I boot from CD and do a chroot. > > > >I even tried by compiling the kernel with the /proc/config.gz from the > >above CD. Same result as in the subject line: > >Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3) > > > >Yes, I did run lilo -v and that went smoothly; and I do get the Lilo > >manager in the beginning, but after that and some messages: Kernel > >panic... > > > >I'm on 2.6.11.8 from kernel.org > > > > > > > did you try using Linux root=/dev/hda3 boot=/dev/hda1 ?
Do you mean I should try that in Liilo or in fstab? When I boot from CD I can clearly see /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda1.
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