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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen x devfs

To: I RATTAN <rattan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen x devfs
From: Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:52:06 +0000
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> > > > I haven't heard success reports or otherwise with Mandrake [can
> > > > anyone else on the list comment?], but there's no reason why it
> > > > can't be made to work -- we'll be happy to help you do so.
> 
> Looks like devfs is the culprit here, boot process fails with complaint
> about root= message (even though /dev/hda5 is specified). Probably
> time to try redhat..

Do you mean that domain 0 fails to mount its root file system
i.e. you haven't got INIT running yet?  Does the kernel command
line get printed out OK as the domain boots?

If so, this is pretty surprising. If it's getting past the
initial mount, check that your /etc/fstab has /edv/hda5 as the
root partition rather than a label.

I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get Mandrake working with a
little persistence and help.

Cheers,
Ian


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