On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Duguay, Joey (Innovatia) wrote:
> VFS : Cannot open root device "2107" or 21:07
> please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic VFS : unable to mount root fs on 21:07
>
> I'm not sure what it wants for options and how to get to the boot:
> prompt. I get the screen that asks which OS I want to boot but can't seem to
> find the right keys to get to the prompt. I did notice something peculiar
> when installing. The install detected my HD as hde but when I try to boot up
> after install it detects it as hda. Maybe this is causing a problem? I tried
This is exactly the problem. The message said that it could not find
the device /dev/hde7 (aka 21:07). This means that either the adaptor numbers
have changed since the installation or the installed kernel does not detect
your Promise adapter at all.
In the first case just boot with "linux root=/dev/hda7". If this fails, you
have to boot with another kernel that detects all your drives. Then you
have to specify "root=/dev/hde7" again.
As a last resort, you should be able to plug your drive to the onboard
controller and boot with "root=/dev/hda7". Then you have a running system
from which you can fix the kernel and lilo configuration.
Arnd <><
> System Specs:
>
> Linux Mandrake 8 Beta 2
> Fic SD11 Motherboard
> Promise Ultra 66 PCI IDE apadter
> Quantum CX 13 gig HD ( Connected on IDE Adapter)
> Iomega zip cd (Connected on onboard IDE connector)
> Generic 50X cdrom (Connected on IDE Adapter)
> Creative GeForce 2
> Dual boot Win98
>
