Fabian Zimmermann
2009-May-05 18:01 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block ..
Hi,> > VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0,0) > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(0,0) >to solve this you may install a "xen"-kernel ( linux-image-2.6-xen* ) or change "sda" to "xvda" ( http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Kernel.org_Linux_on_Xen ) Fabian _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Steven Timm
2009-May-05 18:11 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block ..
On Tue, 5 May 2009, Fabian Zimmermann wrote:> Hi, >> >> VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0,0) >> >> Please append a correct "root=" boot option >> >> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on >> unknown-block(0,0) >> > to solve this you may install a "xen"-kernel ( linux-image-2.6-xen* ) or > change "sda" to "xvda" ( > http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Kernel.org_Linux_on_Xen ) > > Fabian >My experience is that either "sda" or "xvda" work in redhat 5-like domU''s but for redhat 4-like domU''s you have to use xvda (that is, when dom0 is also redhat5-like). Is there any reason why that would be? Steve Timm> _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >-- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven C. Timm, Ph.D (630) 840-8525 timm@fnal.gov http://home.fnal.gov/~timm/ Fermilab Computing Division, Scientific Computing Facilities, Grid Facilities Department, FermiGrid Services Group, Assistant Group Leader. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users