Re: [SLE] Kernel Panic VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:43
From: wmeler (wmeler_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/28/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:22:32 -0500 (GMT-05:00) To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Another thought. I think I remember reading somewhere sometime that grub (or lilo) is just confused where your root image is at.
I think that (for me, for example) in /boot/grub/menu.lst I have (for my image) root=/dev/hda2 and your root image can be an /dev/hdan where n is some number. Maybe try playing with that number.
You can probably disregard this, because I'm tired, but I thought it might trigger a thought in somebody else.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sid Boyce <sboyce@blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Feb 27, 2004 8:53 PM
To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Subject: Re: [SLE] Kernel Panic VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:43
Dr. David M. Colburn wrote:
> I moved a SuSE 9 Pro formatted and loaded HDD to a newly assembled PC.
>
> ASUS A7V8X-X Rev 1.xx w/256m RAM, etc.
>
> No matter how I try to get at it, Default, Failsafe, and all the
> other Linux boot menu options under SuSE I get this error:
>
> "Kernel Panic VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:43"
>
> I can live without the old contents of the HDD if it is necessary.
> to format the thing.
>
> What's the concensus, please?
>
> dmc
>
I'd suggest running mkinitrd and "grub-install /dev/hda", after booting
from CD/DVD and doing a repair if booting an already installed system
doesn't work. I'm sure there is a way around this. Some months ago I
had to move my HD from an Athlon 2200+ machine with hardware problems to
an Athlon 900 box and didn't experience any problems. I would advise not
being to hasty to reformat, I've done this many times over the years,
even moving the disk to boxes with different hardware.
Regards
Sid.
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