Re: [Mactel-linux-users] updating kernel screws up grub?

[Geoffrey <li...@se...>]

Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> On 04/21/2010 09:11 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
>> Justin P. Mattock wrote:
>>> On 04/21/2010 06:55 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>> So I rebuilt my kernel, insuring that I had ext3 support and I still 
>>>> get
>>>> a panic, although it is a different message:
>>>>
>>>> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
>>>> unknown-block(0,0)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> check your /etc/fstab and make sure
>>> that it's /dev/sda* instead of /dev/hda*
>>> (if your using the older ati-piix it's should
>>> be /dev/hda* but using the new ati-piix it's
>>> /dev/sda*)but could be wrong).
>>
>> Actually it's using the LABEL nomenclature, do you think this could be
>> my problem?
>>
>> LABEL=/ / ext3 defaults 1 1
>>
>>
> 
> could be..
> here's what I have:
> cat /etc/fstab
> 
> # file system  mount-point  type   options         dump  fsck
> #                                                        order
> 
> /dev/sda3      /            ext4   defaults,errors=remount-ro,user_xattr 
>        1     1
> /dev/sda4      swap         swap   pri=1           0     0
> /dev/scd0      /media/cdrom0  udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8         
> 0     0
> proc           /proc        proc   defaults        0     0
> sysfs          /sys         sysfs  defaults        0     0
> devpts         /dev/pts     devpts gid=4,mode=620  0     0
> tmpfs          /dev/shm     tmpfs  defaults        0     0
> #none           /selinux     selinuxfs  defaults    0     0
> # End /etc/fstab
> 
> does changing LABEL=/ to your device do anything?

Just tried that, no difference.

> 
> Justin P. Mattock
> 


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