Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Felipe Ribeiro <felipernb@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o, gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(2,0)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:33:59
Message-Id: 439C7034.5040500@gmail.com
1 Hi all,
2
3 I've just installed Gentoo 2005.1-r1 on my amd64 box and i've got this
4 problem while rebooting:
5
6 Root-NFS: No NFS server available giving up.
7 VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy.
8 VFS: Insert root floppy and press ENTER
9 end-request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
10 VFS: Cannot open root device hda2 or unknown-block(2,0)
11 Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
12 Kerenel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
13 unknown-block(2,0)
14
15
16 What should i do? is it a grub configuration problem? or kernel compilation?
17
18 Here is my grub.conf
19
20 #
21 # Sample boot menu configuration file
22 #
23
24 # Boot automatically after 30 secs.
25 timeout 10
26
27 # By default, boot the first entry.
28 default 1 #SECOND
29
30 # Fallback to the second entry.
31 fallback 1
32
33 #splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
34 #GENTOO
35 title Gentoo Linux
36 root (hd0,1)
37 kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.14 root=/dev/hda2
38 #initrd /initrd.img
39
40 # For booting Windows NT or Windows95
41 title Windows XP
42 rootnoverify (hd0,0)
43 makeactive
44 chainloader +1
45 # For loading DOS if Windows NT is installed
46 # chainload /bootsect.dos
47
48 root (hd0,1)
49 setup (hd0)
50
51
52
53
54
55 Thanks in advance,
56
57 Felipe
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