| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
poichr
n00b
Joined: 22 Feb 2003
Posts: 13
Location: Ottawa, Canada
|
 Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:41 am Post subject: weird error |
 |
|
I just installed Gentoo on my computer, and the install went smoothly, but when I boot up I get an error:
VFS: Cannot open device "7203" or 72:03
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 72:03
I have a Promise RAID controller with two 80 gig harddrives, partitioned as:
/dev/ataraid/disc0/part1 NTFS (Windows XP OS)
/dev/ataraid/disc0/part2 NTFS (Windows XP Data)
/dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 EXT3 (Linux Boot)
/dev/ataraid/disc0/part6 SWAP (Linux Swap)
/dev/ataraid/disc0/part7 ReiserFS (Linux Root)
I have lilo configured with hde (my first harddrive) as the boot drive, and part7 as the root for Gentoo.
I have no idea where to set this root= option (I have it set in lilo.conf, but its set to /dev/ataraid/d0p7 not to 7203.
Could someone please help me?
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
cyrillic
Watchman
Joined: 19 Feb 2003
Posts: 7313
Location: Groton, Massachusetts USA
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 1:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
In lilo.conf try setting append="root=0x7207"
then rerun /sbin/lilo |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
gilesjuk
Guru
Joined: 11 Feb 2003
Posts: 412
Location: Staffordshire, UK
|
| Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: weird error |
|
|
| Did you put the driver for the RAID card into the kernel (ie. not as a module) ? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Installing Gentoo
