Re: [expert] Kernel boot problems

[Jean-Louis Debert]

Sridhar G wrote:
> Sometime I get a kernel panic error
> "Kernel panic VFS unable to mount root fs on 03:49"
> What does the number 03:49 mean?

This number is the device in notation  major:minor
major 03 is IDE interface 1, minor 49 would be
device 2, partition 5, i.e. /dev/hdb5
("49" is an hex number although it does not look it).

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