> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:57:54PM -0700, Grant Grundler wrote: > > Maybe the full device pathname (e.g. root=/dev/sda3) is required? > > ok....this was rubish. Prevous message showed: > Command line for kernel: 'root=/dev/sda3 panic=5 console=ttyS1 > > I don't know what the problem is here. Added a couple of printks: VFS: name="/dev/root", p="cramfs" err=-6 VFS: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available partitions: DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT is enabled, you need to specify explicit textual name for "root=" boot option. Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) Note: there are no partitions printed. Dave -- J. David Anglin dave.anglin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx National Research Council of Canada (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6602) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-parisc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
