Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs

[Herbert Pötzl]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 07:39:56AM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote:
> On Die, 12 Aug 2003, Herbert Pötzl wrote:
> > > > -----------
> > > > VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb1" or unknown-block(0,0)
> > > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> > > > -----------
> > > 
> > > Yes, it is like this.
> > 
> > like or exactly like? 
> 
> Ok, here is the exact output with different root= options:

now this makes some sense ...

> root=/dev/hdb1
> 	Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or hdb1
> 	Please append a correct "root=" boot option

here obviously root wasn't set to a string, but
device hdb1 is passed as in kernel setting?

> root=0341
> 	Cannot open root device "0341" or hdb1
> 	Please append a correct "root=" boot option

this seems correct, but maybe some bug kicks in ...

> root=03:41
> 	Cannot open root device "03:41" or unknown-block(0,0)
> 	Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> 
> root=03:65
> 	Cannot open root device "03:65" or unknown-block(0,0)
> 	Please append a correct "root=" boot option

the other options are obviously passed as root=
but can not be interpreted/resolved to a device

my assumption would be that you use the lilo root option
and do not pass the root= as kenel boot option ...

I would suggest to give append="root=/dev/hdb1" a try,
and/or update lilo or change to grub ...

> > (as well as the lines regarding hdb discovery ;)
> 
> Why? Isnt't this line what you meant: (From my previous email)

because IC35L040AVER07-0 .... is very unlikely to be a kernel message ...

> > > hdb: IC35L040AVER07-0 ....
> ...
> > > hdb: max request size 128 KiB
> > > hdb: 80418240 sectors (41174 MB) w/1916KiB Cache, CHS=79780/16/63, UDMA(100)
> > >         hdb: hdb1 hdb2 hdb3 hdb4 < hdb5 hdb6 hdb7 hdb8 hdb9 hdb10 hdb11 hdb12>
> ...

best,
Herbert

> Best wishes
> 
> Norbert
> 
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