Re: Root Label Problem - Kernel Panic

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:12:11 +0100, Simon wrote:

Hi,
I moved the RHEL4 from IDE to new SATA disk. I have labeled the new root
and swap partitions, but I cant get the system running. Just after
initrd load kernel panics:

mkrootdev: label /1 not found
Mounting root filesystem
mount: error 2 mouting ext3
switchroot: mount failed: 22
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

Are you sure the label should be "/1" and not just "/"? The labels seem to
get appended with a number any time you move them.

Boot to a rescue cd and either fix the label or put the actual partition
name in your fstab (/dev/whatever it is) instead of the label.
.

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