On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Michael Davis wrote:

> Hello all,
>  I recently used up2date to upgrade from 2.4.2-2 to 2.4.3-12.  Everything
> seemed fine but I get this error:
> vfs:cannot open root device "2105" or 21:05
> please append a correct "root=" boot option
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 21:05
>
> Now if I understand it correctly 21:05 corresponds to a device apparently the
> device is -sg5.  What I do not understand is what device is /dev/sg5?
>
> Any ideas?

    I assume "21" in "21:05" is in hexadecimal, so in decimal it's 33, and
device (major,minor) = (33,5) is /dev/hde5.  Where is your root supposed
to be mounted?

-- 
Steven Yellin



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