> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Martinez > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:14 PM > To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Kernel Panic > > On 12/21/11 17:54, TE Dukes wrote: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Martinez > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:29 PM > >> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: Re: Kernel Panic > >> > >> On 12/21/11 15:55, TE Dukes wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> Just upgrade to 6.2 but have not been able to run a newer > >> kernel than > >>> 2.6.32-131.12.1.el6.x86_64. > >>> > >>> I'm getting the error at boot, Not syncing: VFS Unable to > >> mount root > >>> fs on > >>> unknown-block(0,0) > >>> > >>> I have google this error and see a lot of the same but no > >> clear answers. > >>> Any help would be appreciated. > >>> > >>> TIA > >>> > >>> -Eddie > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> CentOS mailing list > >>> CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > >>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >>> > >>> > >> Have you read this? Somebody file a bug report about > the same > >> error as yours, and it turned out the error was caused by > a missing > >> > >> initramfs. this may also be your case? > issuing*dracut*creates it. > >> > >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=632412 > > Yes, I saw that but was afraid to run that because I don't > know what > > it does. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > http://people.redhat.com/harald/dracut.html#id496981 > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initramfs#Initramfs_in_comparison > _with_initrd Was using a ramdisk for /tmp. Removed it from fstab and re-installed the new kernel. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos