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Re: [Xen-users] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8, 1)
From: Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 16:01:03 +0100
Cc: Daniel <prosolutions@xxxxxxx>
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Sorry for not getting to this sooner.  Have you found a solution yet?

Do you have DevFS support in the domU kernel?  If so, that won't work - you 
need static /dev nodes (or udev) in a domU.

Cheers,
Mark

On Wednesday 18 May 2005 23:25, Daniel wrote:
> I have sucessfully installed xen domain 0 on a Debian system and have
> created a virtual disk in it's filesystem and used debbootstrap to
> install debain on it.  In the config file for the virtual machine I
> have:
>
> kernel = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11.9-xenU"
> disk = [ 'file:/usr/local/xen/images/debian_01,sda1,w',
> 'file:/usr/local/xen/images/debian_01-swap,sda2,w' ] root = "/dev/sda1 ro"
>
>
> the filesystem for /usr/local/xen/images/debian_01 is xfs and I have
> already been able to mount it.  xfs support is in the xen kernel.
>
> when running xm create -c debian_01-1 vmid=1   it fails with the
> following:
>
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block(8,1)
>
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