Kernel panic, can't boot

science.geek · n00b Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 27

No filesystem could mount root, tried: reiserfs ext3 ext2 cramfs squashfs iso 9660 jfs xfs
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (1,0)

Im installing gentoo on amd64 using genkernel, and im using ext3 fs on my partitions. Everything is correct but i still get this error when the init thing fires up.

WHAT TO DO?
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dkostic · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject:

Could you post your grub.conf and the partition scheme for your hard drivfe? Little errors in that can cause kernel panics like this.
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Elv13 · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject:

and kernel .config please

science.geek · n00b Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 27

I can't paste in links...typing by hand...

grub.conf

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linuz 2.6.17-r4
root (hd0,0)

kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev vga=791 splash=silent
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.17-gentoo-r4

hda1 is boot
hda2 is swap
hda3 is root
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genfive · Apprentice Joined: 10 Nov 2005 Posts: 291

which version of genkernel are you using? the latest has a bug for boot.

science.geek · n00b Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 27

3.4.0 Should't it be masked then?
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science.geek · n00b Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 27

Ah I give up with this genkernel
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rmh3093 · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject:

sounds like you dont have ext3 support in your kernel
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