On 12 Sep 2003 10:07:43 -0400 Jason Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 09:00 > > > > Oh, looks like you are trying make a bootable tape, bare metal restore > > perhaps? I've never tried with Linux allthough i setup some HPUX > > systems to do this (Y2K, sigh). Not sure how you go about ensuring > > that the initrd is loaded from tape*. Would be interested to know how > > you make out with this. > > Close, but not cigar. I'm actually attempting to modify init.c in the > ramdisk for a custom network kickstart. It's actually nothing special, > just a timely sleep(30). But I've had lots of problems with the > Enterprise spec... particularly with the helpfile sections in %build. > They keep crashing on one part of another. Commenting them out (hell, > they're not needed anyways) allows the build to complete, but we're > obviously left with an unusable ramdisk. > Well that's what i get for guessing before my first coffee of the day. ;o) Perhaps my eyes are still crossed but it appears to be trying to use the tape device (09:00) to find the root fs. Maybe an "rdev" or a root= parameter is needed ? Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
