Re: [SLE] booting SuSE over the network (getting closer)

From: Ged (ged.suse_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 12/13/03

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Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 14:01:07 +0000

    > I have got a little further now in my quest. This has now become something
    > I need to acomplish, even if someone gave me a USB CD-ROM I wouldn't use it
    > now...hehe.
    >
    > I will write up a little paper for the list when I have finally completed
    > this, in the hope that nobody else will have to go through this again :)
    >
    > OK, I have now got my laptop to dowload a kernel over the network via PXE.
    > The kernel starts to load and detect all the hardware. However it stops at
    > this point:
    > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 48:05
    > What does this mean and how can I rectify it?
    >
    > I am still new to Linux, so please bear with me.

    Appologies, I have just realised I provided the wrong line. Should have been
    as follows:
    VFS: Cannot open root device "" or 48:05
    Please append a correct "root=" boot option
    ernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 48:05

    OK, now what does this mean :)

    Thanks 

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