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KuroRyu
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 11 Mar 2004
Posts: 95
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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 Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:05 pm Post subject: Kernel Panic - not syncing |
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i just installed linux on my G3 iBook 2, and i get this error message when i boot up:
| Code: | | Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,3) |
in my fstab:
| Code: | | /dev/hda4 / ext2 noatime 0 0 |
in my yaboot.conf:
| Code: | boot=/dev/hda2
device=hd:
partition=4
delay=10
timeout=40
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
image=/boot/kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r1
label=Gentoo Linux 2.6.9-gentoo-r1
root=/dev/hda3
sysmap=/boot/System.map-2.6.9-gentoo-r1
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enablecdboot
enableofboot |
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pindar
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Joined: 30 Apr 2004
Posts: 220
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| Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure if this is the problem, but you have inconsistent data in your yaboot.conf:
| Code: | device=hd:
partition=4 |
means your vmlinux will be on hda4, while
indicates that it's on hda3 (which is probably your swap partition). |
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