On Mon, Sep 09, 2019 at 11:23:23AM +0100, Vaughan Butler wrote: > Hoping for some help with kernel panic problem after building LFS 8.4. The > same thing happened with 8.3, and I could only get that build to run by > copying over the 4.18.x kernel files from my laptop ( Linux Mint ). > > I haven't got a dump of the error, as it occurs very early in the boot > process, and locks the machine, but the key line appears to be > > > 3.9822431] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root > > fs on unknown-block(0,0) ]--- > > I've spent a lot of time looking up this issue in various online forums, and > have tried recompiling the kernel in several different ways, but without > success. I suspect this may have something to do with the host system, even > though I built 8.4 using the 8.3 build as host ( I realise this may be > irrelevant, as the 8.3 system is after all using the same kernel as the > Linux Mint on the laptop ).
First, the entire message of the kp is relevant. Even a picture of the screen would help. Second, you should start with your working kernel .config when building a new config and run `make oldconfig` when building a new kernel. Third, did you have an initrd image in use before and you don't now? This has been posted on the internet too much to ask more questions here. Put your string in and follow some of the hits. Here is one: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Knowledge_Base:Unable_to_mount_root_fs Bruce -- There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance — that principle is contempt prior to investigation. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
