> Upgraded RH9.0 system running on VMWare and afterwards the following boot > problem: > > kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-8, errno=2 > VFS: Cannot opên root device "sda5" or 08:05 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:05 > > This happens when booting from hard drive or from boot diskette. I can > boot 'linux rescue' with no problem. > > Looks to me like scsi module is not being loaded after install. > > Would appreciate any ideas to get system running. > VMWare emulates a BusLogic SCSI device. The initrd should have this module installed. If not, you'll need to boot into the system with a rescue disk then create an initrd and copy it to /boot. Then make sure that your grub.conf points to the correct initrd. -- The Digital Hermit Unix and Linux Solutions http://www.digitalhermit.com kwan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
