Hi! I'm nearly finished with my fisrt LFS installation. :-) Nevertheless I still have some problems booting the new system. :-(
My problem: ======== When trying to boot my LFS kernel, it starts and finally gets stuck with the following error: VFS: Cannot open root device "sdb3" or unknown-block (0,0) Please append a correct "root" boot option Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block (0,0) Here comes the data of my installation: ======================== My PC has one internal scsi hard disk (/dev/sda)) and an external usb hard disk (/dev/sdb). My LFS root is on the usb hard disk. My "normal" Linux system: ================ partitions: --------------- # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> /dev/sda2 / reiserfs notail 0 1 /dev/sda3 none swap sw 0 0 boot loader: ------------------ GRUB installed in the MBR of scsi hard disk (/dev/sda). "/boot/grub/menu.lst": ----------------------------------- I have the following entry for booting my "LFS GRUB": # This entry added by Leonhard Landrock for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sdb3 title Linux from Scratch root (hd1,2) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 My LFS system: ========== (part of) linux kernel configuration: ------------------------------------------------------ Device Drivers ---> USB support ---> [*] USB Mass Storage support [*] USB Mass Storage verbose debug partitions: --------------- # file system mount-point type options dump fsck # order /dev/sdb3 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/sda3 none swap sw 0 0 boot loader: ------------------ GRUB installed in the “boot sector” of the LFS partition (/dev/sdb3). Note: As necessary I used the command setup (hd1,2). "/boot/grub/menu.lst": ----------------------------------- # Begin /boot/grub/menu.lst # By default boot the first menu entry. default 0 # Allow 30 seconds before booting the default. timeout 30 # Use prettier colors. color green/black light-green/black # The first entry is for LFS. title LFS 6.2 root (hd1,2) kernel /boot/lfskernel-2.6.16.27 root=/dev/sdb3 title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-1-686 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-686 root=/dev/sdb3 ro bootkbd=de initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-1-686 savedefault boot I hope someone can help me getting the system booted. Kind regards, Leonhard. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
