On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:45:02 +1000, Adam Carter wrote:

> > > VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or unknown-block (3,3)
> > > Please append a correct boot option; here are the available:
> > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> > > unknown-block(3,3)  
> >
> > The kernel is unable to find your root device. Try with the
> > sda notation, if that fails post your kernel config.  
> 
> Neil, could this alternatively be due to the filesystem driver being
> absent from the kernel? Ie not built at all or built as a module, so it
> wont be available early enough in the boot process?

The error says the kernel can't open the root device. It's a slightly
different message when the filesystem can't be read, although I haven't
seen that one in a while.


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Neil Bothwick

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