Re: 2.6.0-test3 cannot mount root fs

[Thomas Molina]

> > I would suggest to give append="root=/dev/hdb1" a try,
> > and/or update lilo or change to grub ...
> >
> 
> I'm getting the same sorts of error messages with grub.  Here's the
> grub.conf file...originally generated by a Redhat 9 install.
> 
> 2.4.20 works with root=0303.  But I've tried all the variants after root=
> (03:03, 0303, hda3, /dev/hda3) and nothing works
> 
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> #          root (hd0,0)
> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3
> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> #       boot=/dev/hda
> # 2.6.0-test kernels apparently have bug
> #       in processing root=device names
> #       changed to major:minor where minor is letter*64 + partition number
> #       hdb1 = 03:65, hda3=03:03
> # But, that didn't work for 2.4.20...trying 0303 now

I have a hard time believing that 2.6.0-test kernels have this bug.  There 
must be something else going on here.  This is my grub.conf file:

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this 
file
# NOTICE:  You do not have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
#          root (hd0,7)
#          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda8
#          initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-19.8)
        root (hd0,7)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-19.8 ro root=/dev/hda8 vga=792 
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-19.8.img
title Red Hat Linux (2.6.0-test2-0808)
        root (hd0,7)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.0-test2-0808 ro root=/dev/hda8 vga=792 


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