Kernel 2.4.22-1.2138.nptl install problem

Sean Estabrooks seanlkml at rogers.com
Tue Jan 6 19:08:22 UTC 2004


On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:15:32 -0500 (EST)
"ne..." <akabi at speakeasy.net> wrote:

> On Jan 6, 2004 at 11:55, Frank Warnke in a soothing rage wrote:
> >   VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00
> >   Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> >   Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00
> >
> >If I use "root=/dev/hda2" in GRUB's kernel line, the server will boot
> >fine.  Is this a new change or is it a symptom of the first error
> >message?
>
> This has generally been due to a problem with mkinitrd.
> You may need to downgrade your mkinitrd rpm. The list
> archives will help you out.
> 

This is fixed in the latest mkinitrd-3.5.17-1.i386.rpm so you can upgrade
instead.

Cheers,
Sean






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