Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-26 Thread Oliver Elphick
Johann Spies wrote: I got this message after recompiling my kernel and I cannot find out what is causing it. I have a single computer that uses a dialup ppp connection to the ISP. Before the error message in the subject line there were two other error lines:

Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-26 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Oliver Elphick olly@lfix.co.uk wrote: Johann Spies wrote: I got this message after recompiling my kernel and I cannot find out what is causing it. I have a single computer that uses a dialup ppp connection to the ISP. Before the error message in the

Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-26 Thread Johann Spies
On 26 Jun 1999, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Oliver Elphick olly@lfix.co.uk wrote: Johann Spies wrote: I got this message after recompiling my kernel and I cannot find out what is causing it. I have a single computer that uses a dialup ppp connection to

Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-26 Thread David Teague
On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Johann Spies wrote: On 26 Jun 1999, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Oliver Elphick olly@lfix.co.uk wrote: Johann Spies wrote: I got this message after recompiling my kernel and I cannot find out what is causing it. I have a

Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-26 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
According to Johann Spies: On 26 Jun 1999, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: It also says (because of request_module[block-major-22]) that IDE disk support was not compiled into the kernel, which ofcourse poses a small problem if the root file system is on an IDE disk. Thanks Mike. That was

Re: Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-26 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
According to David Teague: Device with major 22 and minor 2 is /dev/hdc2 My reason for jumping in is to ask: Will somebody please tell me What the 16 in 16:02 means? 0x16 == 22 Mike. -- Beware of Programmers who carry screwdrivers.

Kernel Panick: VFS: Unable to mount root.fs on 16:02

1999-06-25 Thread Johann Spies
I got this message after recompiling my kernel and I cannot find out what is causing it. I have a single computer that uses a dialup ppp connection to the ISP. Before the error message in the subject line there were two other error lines: request_module[block-major-22]: root fs not mounted VFS: