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    SubjectRe: Kernel panic:Unable to mount root fs (2.6.0-test5)
    Mr. Viro,

    --- viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote:
    > On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 12:48:32PM -0400, Jean-Marc Spaggiari wrote:
    >
    > > Here is what I can see on the screen :
    > >
    > > floppy0: no floppy controllers found
    > > RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
    > > loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
    > > 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.26
    > > eth0: Realtek RTL8139 at 0xe3809f00, 00:08:0d:89:3c:38, IRQ 5
    > > mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
    > > Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1
    > > Firware: 5.9
    > > Sensor: 15
    > > ne absolute packet format
    > > Touchpad has extended capability bits
    > > -> multifinger detection
    > > -> palm detection
    > > input: Synaptics TouchPad on isa0060/serio1
    > > serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
    > > input: AT Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
    > > serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60, 0x64 irq 1
    > > NET: Registred protocol family 2
    > > IP: routing cache hash table of 4096 buckets, 32Kbytes
    > > TCP: Hash tables configured (established 32768 bind 32768)
    > > NET: Registerd protocol family 1
    > > VFS: Cannont open root device "302" or unknown-block(3,2)
    > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option
    > > Kernel panics: VFS: Unable to mount root fr onunknown-block(3,2)
    >
    > Which has one interesting thing and doesn't have another.
    > 1) kernel has no idea WTF major 3/minor 2 means.
    > 2) kernel hadn't even tried to look around for IDE disks
    >
    > The most likely cause: IDE support is not turned on. Check your .config -
    > the interesting parts are CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK.

    I never thought of that. But if he had used make oldconfig, make xconfig or
    copied a 2.4 .config into the source tree, how would CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE and
    CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK end up N?

    Brad

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    Brad Chapman

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