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hda: max request size: 512KiB
hda: lost interrupt
hda: lost interrupt
hda: lost interrupt
hda: lost interrupt
hda: Host Protected Area detected
-current mapacity is 488395055 sectors (250058 MB)
-native capacity is 488397168 sectors (250059 MB)
hda: lost interrupt
hda: Host Protected Area detected

after I sit though that for a while i get this

Code:

Root-NFS: No NFS server available, giving up
VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy
VFS: Insert root floppy and press ENTER

and I hit enter(no floppy) and get this

Code:

end_request: I/o\O error, dev fd0, sector 0
VFS: Cannot open root device "sda5 or unknown-block(2,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(2,0)

And I have no idea whats wrong, I've tried things such as acpi=off but that just cuts the errors short and the system hangs. Any IDeas

03-25-2007

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Juan Pablo

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Have you tried just the last suggestion in your post?

Quote:

Please append a correct "root=" boot option

You need to add a line like this to GRUB

kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/hda3

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Bizarro Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19	i do I have root=/dev/sda5

03-25-2007

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Quote:

hda: max request size: 512KiB
VFS: Cannot open root device "sda5 or unknown-block(2,0)

error messages are reporting IDE PATA disk ( hda ) and its referring to first partition of 3rd harddisk (hd2). post the contents of /boot/grub/device.map file. how many SATA/PATA harddisks are plugged in?

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Last edited by devils casper; 03-25-2007 at 07:13 PM.. Reason: missed a few things.