Re: Kernelpanic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block

[Jesper Juhl <juhl-lkml@dif.dk>]

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, S S wrote:

> I compiled linux kernel 2.6.11.7 on RHEL and while
> rebooting I get this
> error message -
> 
> Cannot open root device /SCSIGroup00/SCSIVol000
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernelpanic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root
> fs on
> unknown-block 0,0
> 
> This root entry in grub .conf is identical to kernel
> image entry 2.6.9 which boots fine. However 2.6.11.7
> compiled kernel does not find
> /dev//SCSIGroup00/SCSIVol000
> 
> Could anyone please suggest what could be going wrong.
> 
Perhaps you forgot to build in support for your SCSI controller?  That 
could explain it.  Or maybe you forgot to include support for the 
filesystem used on the / partition?  That could also explain it.


-- 
Jesper Juhl



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