Re: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(104,7)

On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 03:29:07AM +0200, Onur Aslan wrote:
hi. My friend try to install etch but installer is not opening. He's get
this error message: http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7485/isopa8.png .
He tried root=/dev/sdb1 etc. Its'nt worked. Do you any have idea?


based on the messages *before* it can't find root, the initrd image is
not correct. You need to boot a rescue cd, chroot into the system and
rebuild the initrd.

hth

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