[Sderby] Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root FS on 21:03

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Ron

Let me know how you get on. I am planning to build a dual PIII linux box
with SCSI drives, so any learning points from you would be appreciated.

Andre
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Smith" <ron@brooklands-farm.co.uk>
To: <sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 1:39 PM
Subject: [Sderby] Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root FS on 21:03


> I've bought a copy of Suse Linux v8.1 pro. I have loaded it and now when
> booting it hangs on an error:-
> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root FS on 21:03
>
> The machine I loaded is a Dual P III 800 the Hard Drives are mounted on a
> pci Raid card (100 udma) instead of the on board IDE ports (UDMA66).
>
> I think i have pushed my look too far!! When I boot I have a choice of
Linux
> or Linux Safe Settings, when I choose the latter I boot to a command
prompt
> but, of course; I do not know enough to go futher.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> --
> Next Attempt
> Disconnected IDE drives, unplugged pci Raid card.
>
> Installed SCSI  Hard Drive
>
> (Initial attempts at Suse install ended with not System Disk failure) so
>
> Formatted and made bootable
> Ran SUSE 8.1 Installation - This time boot OK!
>
> Error
>
> KMOD: failed to exec /sbin /modprobe -s -k block major-8 errno=2
> VFS: cannot open root device "sda3"
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root FS on 08:03
>
>
> --Same hang up again. Can anyone help Please?
>
> --
> Ron Smith   email: ron@brooklands-farm.co.uk
>
>
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