Kernal panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

[goranj]

Hi I am new on linux and having proble.

I have successfuly got kernal 2.4.20-8 to run. But now I try whith 2.4.25 and then I get a problem when I try to boot with that kernal

in my grub.conf:

default=0
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-
root (hd0,0)
kernal /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img

title Red Hat Linux (2.4.25)
root (hd0,0)
kernal /vmlinuz-2.4.25 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img

I get this when trying to boot with 2.4.25

ds:no socket drivers loaded!
VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00
Pleas append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernal panic: VFS :Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

I have try exchange LABEL=/ to

/dev/hda
/dev/sda
/dev/sda2

and some others that i don't remeber any more

[scientica]

title Red Hat Linux (2.4.25)
root (hd0,0)
kernal /vmlinuz-2.4.25 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img

I get this when trying to boot with 2.4.25

ds:no socket drivers loaded!
VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00
Pleas append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernal panic: VFS :Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

Try change "LABEL=/" to "/dev/hda0" (note the trailing zero) or what ever the device name/path is to the drive/parition where you're kernel( /boot ) lies.

[nikhil]

yes, I had the same problem with my linux...just change
root=LABEL=/
to
root=/dev/hda*
wherever your root partition is.

[goranj]

How do I get the name for the drive/partion when running Linux in VMwere ie I am running linux on a virtuall disk created by the program VMwere

[goranj]

Problem solved.

using /dev/sda2

and compile with SCSI buslogic

[nitin virmani]

Hi I have installed fresh Fedora on Intel Server board 875wp1-E . With Promising RAID 0 Mirror Volume . With the BIOS Version 1.00.0140.03
Kernal: Fedora core 2.4.22-1.2115.npt.After choosing this this error occured.

Pleas append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernal panic: VFS :Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

[sgzlit]

My system is a Multi OS,redhat3 +SuSE8SP3
after I install the redhat,the suse can not be booted.
Also I am sure the root partion is correct,but the KERNEL PINC was occured .

root (hd0,5)
kernel (hd0,5)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda6 vga=788
initrd (hd0,5)/boot/initrd


what`s the reason?

Have you solved this issue?

[the_unforgiven]

title Red Hat Linux (2.4.25)
root (hd0,0)
kernal /vmlinuz-2.4.25 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img

You're trying to use an initrd made for 2.4.20-8 with kernel 2.4.25??
This most likely looks a problem to me.

[wittyguysuku]

How do I get the name for the drive/partition where I'm running Linux?

[ipodlinuxnoob]

i have a similar problem
every time i try and run ipod linux on my mini i get
unable to mount root fs etc.

it says above that i gotta change "LABEL=/" to "/dev/hda0"

what does that mean?
how do i do that?
someone please help