On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Samuel A. Rogers wrote: > So far I can not compile and boot any kernel from 2.4.19 - 2.4.21. I get the below error message: > > VFS: cannot open device 3a:00 > kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs 3a:00 > > I took this from an archive message and it should be very close to the message I get except for the > device number. I think mine says 1a:00 as I am only using ide and not scsi. The system locks up and > I have to manually press the reset button to reboot. > > I have checked the archives but could not find a solution. > > Also the kernels I get from Redhat can boot just fine, but they have turned off my sound card so I > need to regen the kernel. I have tried to get ahold of Redhat by phone, e-mail and newsgroup but no > reply. > > Regards, > > Sam Rogers. > I do not know exactly how far this discussion has progressed, since I have lost some mail recently and may have missed out. I apologize if my advice has already been given and rejected. I experienced the exact same problem when installing a devfs capable kernel before installing the devfsd daemon. I use Debian, so I do not know where or how to find devfsd with redhat/RPM. Try installing devfsd and then rebooting one of the new kernels. Best regards -- Erik Rask, systems administrator @ AB Strakt "There is no normal life. There's just life. So get on with it." _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
