VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00

From: Evan Panagiotopoulos (epanagio_at_pcsd.k12.ny.us)
Date: 05/21/05

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Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:52:29 -0400

    After updating my system I received the following error:

    VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00
    Please append a correct "root=" host option
    Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

    My grub.conf file is:
    default=0
    timeout=10
    splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
    title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.4.21-32.EL)
            root (hd0,1)
            kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.EL ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
            initrd /initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.img
    title Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (2.4.21-4.EL)
            root (hd0,1)
            kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-4.EL ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
            initrd /initrd-2.4.21-4.EL.img
    title XP
            rootnoverify (hd0,0)
            chainloader +1

    As you can see I have two kernels available. The "older" kernel ,
    2.4.21-4.EL, is running just fine. Since the new kernel is more up to
    date, I would much rather try to get the other on working.

    I checked and compared the referenced the img files and here is the
    info:
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165303 Apr 19 21:58
    initrd-2.4.21-4.EL.img

    -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 164452 May 18 15:01
    initrd-2.4.21-32.EL.img

    and I see that both files are similar except that the new kernel has
    an extra "w" in the group.

    The other two files are the same:
    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1236945 Oct 3 2003
    vmlinuz-2.4.21-4.EL

    -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1252573 Apr 15 21:34
    vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.EL

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,

    Evan 

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