Hi Frans On (01/11/06 06:32), Frans Pop wrote: > On Wednesday 01 November 2006 01:16, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Comments/Problems: > > VFS Cannot open root device "hda13" or unknown-block(0,0) > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VVVFS Unable to mount root fs on > > unknown-block(0,0) > > In general that means that the initrd fails to load the drivers needed to > access the hard disk, OR, if there are multiple disk controllers in the > system, that device names are assigned differently during the boot than > during the installation.
Being a laptop, multiple disk controllers are unlikely, so I'll repeat the install and try to get you more info > The messages you show here are insufficient to diagnose this. You'll need > to look back to check: > - is the driver needed for your disk controller being loaded > - is the disk recognized > - as what is it recognized > - are the partitions seen > > Are you dropped into a debug shell when the failure occurs? If you are, > check if the modules needed are loaded (cat /proc/modules), check if the > disk devices are listed in /dev/. No it just hangs - needs the power button to recover > > > I should mention that this was previously a PV in an LVM setup. I'd > > already removed the partition from the VG and formatted it (I thought) > > as ext3 but the d-i read it as type LVM; so I formatted it again as > > ext3 during the install. > > Hmm. Did you also remove the LVM metadata from it? That could have > something to do with it, though I doubt it. > Any messages in the scrollback on the console related to LVM? I think so; I installed grml immediately afterwards on the same partition and that rebooted without a hitch. So there is the possibility the inconsistency righted itself; a repeat attempt with d-i will reveal more. > If you need to fix anything (like manually include a module in the > initrd), use the installer's rescue mode. I'll try that (if I can get my head around what to do :)) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]