Re: [gentoo-user] kernel compilation problem [panic: not syncing VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknows-block(0,0)

[Mike Huber]

Also, be sure to have support for pc bios partition tables (in some
kernel releases, it's not a default selection, and I believe the error
is the same because the kernel can't tell which device is sda3, or
whatever partition you're using.

On 6/26/06, fei huang <daniel.huangfei@×××××.com> wrote:
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> On 6/26/06, Ezequiel Carmona <ezequielct@×××××.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi.
> > sorry for my english.
> >
> > edit /boot/grub/grub.conf
> >
> > in line kernel /bzImage-2.6.15-r5 root=/dev/sda
> > add -ro
> >
> > kernel /bzImage-2.6.15-r5 root=/dev/sda -ro
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> you should specify a partition with the root parameter, e.g. /dev/sda1
> this partition is where your '/' locates.
>
> cheers
>
> daniel
>
> >
> >
> > 2006/6/25, Catalin Trifu <catalin@××××××××××××.de>:
> >
> > >         Hi,
> > >
> > >
> > >     I have just got a new machine with nForce4 chipset and 250GB SATA
> drive.
> > > I am trying to compile the kernel on the machine (gentoo-sources) and it
> works
> > > just fine but at boot time I get the panic in the subject and I don't
> get it
> > > why. I have compiled sata_nv directly in the kernel. I'm not using any
> raid
> > > or such things.
> > >     I also installed the kernel + initrd from the 2006.0 live cd and
> that kernel
> > > boots just fine.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Catalin
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ezequiel Carmona T.
> > Gentoo AMD64 nForce4
> > GNU/Linux user #395098
> > http://counter.li.org/
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