I'm using 2.6 kernels as the host and guest kernels ... I've just been looking round and it appears rootstrap doesn't work with 2.6 kernels - is that anybody else's understanding ?
If so, I guess I've answered my own question ! On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:19:22 +0000, Stefano Melchior wrote > On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 02:16:18PM +0100, robl wrote: > Hi robl, > > > > I'm having a problem with rootstrap on Debian Sarge. When I run > > > > rootstrap ./root_fs > > > > The uml instance fails to boot with : > > > > [42949375.370000] Initializing software serial port version 1 > > [42949375.370000] Failed to open '/', errno = 21 > > [42949375.370000] ubdb: unknown partition table > > [42949375.370000] VFS: Cannot open root device "98:0" or unknown-block(98,0) > > [42949375.370000] Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > [42949375.370000] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs > > on > > unknown-block(98,0) > > [42949375.370000] > > > > Anybody have any ideas why ? > does it work if you omit "./"? I mean you need just to run: > > $ rootstrap root_fs > > I guess you use user-mode-linux 2.6.17, do you? > > SteX > -- > Stefano Melchior, GPG key = D52DF829 - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.openlabs.it/~stex -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://etinarcadiaego.dyndns.org -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Skype ID "stefanomelchior" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
