Re: 2.1.21: unable to mount root fs
Trevor Johnson (trevor@jpj.net)
Mon, 20 Jan 1997 03:32:09 -0800 (PST)
B. James Phillippe wrote:
>
> I'm trying to use 2.1.21 with modutils-970118. I've applied the
> patch and built the kernel without a hitch, but when I boot, I get a
> kernel panic to the effect: VFS: unable to mount root fs. 2.1.20 boots
> fine.
[...]
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=m
> CONFIG_FAT_FS=m
> CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m
> CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m
> CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m
You have to have support for the root filesystem built into the kernel,
not as a module.
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Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>