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Bug 420 - VFS cannot open root
Summary: VFS cannot open root
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High critical (vote)
Assignee: Daniel Robbins (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2002-01-29 20:00 UTC by Andy Hunne
Modified: 2003-02-04 19:42 UTC (History)
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Description Andy Hunne 2002-01-29 20:00:49 UTC
Installing the 2.4.17-r3 kernel gave me the following critical error on bootup:
"module request [block-major-34] root fs not mounted:VFS cannot open root".
After trying various kernel recompiles, and passing different options on boot 
the result was the same.
I just re-installed using 2.4.16-r3 and had no problems.

My System (as I suspect it is some kind of conflict with my hardware - but then 
again I am not a developer...)

Athlon 1400
786 Mb RAM
Gigabyte 7DXR (raid not enabled)
2xIMB 75GXP 40Gb hard disks
Elsa Gladiac 920 GeForce 3
Soundblaster Live 5.1
Comment 1 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2002-01-29 20:25:21 UTC
I think you compiled IDE disk support as a module instead of putting it in the
kernel.  Marking this one as WORKSFORME.