Re: [Xen-users] Can't use 2.6.16-xen as dom0 kernel

[Guillaume Thouvenin <guillaume.thouvenin@xxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:32:47 +0100
Steven Hand <Steven.Hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> >  I compiled a 2.6.16-xen kernel from xen-unstable but I cannot use
> > it as
> > a dom0 kernel. Here is the error:
> > 
> > ---------------------
> > ...
> > TCP reno registered
> > Initializing IPsec netlink socket
> > NET: Registered protocol family 1
> > NET: Registered protocol family 17
> > md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
> > md: autorun ...
> > md: ... autorun DONE.
> > VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" 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) (XEN) Domain 0 crashed: rebooting machine in 5
> > seconds. (XEN) Domain 0 crashed: rebooting machine in 5 seconds.
> >  (XEN) Domain 0 crashed: rebooting machine in 5 seconds.
> >  (XEN) Domain 0 crashed: rebooting machine in 5 seconds.
> 
> 
> The -xen kernel is built with almost all drivers configured as 
> modules; hence you'll need an initrd including the driver[s] for
> your scsi or ide controller so you can mount the root filesystem.

Thank you steve for the very quick answer. I compiled the scsi driver as
a module and everything is fine now. So the -xen kernel is working on
Debian 3.1 stable system.

Cheers,
Guillaume

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