RE: [Xen-users] SCSI support, kernel panic on boot

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Aurelien Neyrand
> Sent: 06 June 2006 15:30
> To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-users] SCSI support, kernel panic on boot
> 
> Hi everyone, here's my problem with xen 3.0.2: I've installed 
> XEN on a debian sarge 2.6.8.2 (IBM bi-xeon 3.2/1goRAM/HD 
> scsi) Here's how my boot launcher looks like: 
> 
> title Xen 3.0 / XenLinux 2.6
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/xen-3.0.gz dom0_mem=100000
> module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6-xen root=/dev/sda1 ro console=tty0 
> module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-386

Shouldn't that be .../initrd.img-2.6.16.13-xen [or similar]?
> 
> 
> ....and there goes my "hapy" dom0 kernel panic on boot 
> 
> < VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block(0,0) 
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: 
> VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) >
> 
> 
> I've searched a lot about this, trying to remove/add module 
> lines in my menu.lst, and i think the problem is due to SCSI 
> driver). On the dmesg of my debian, it says :
> 
> < Fusion MPT base driver 3.01.09
> Fusion MPT SCSI Host driver 3.01.09 >
> 
> If anyone know about SCSI support (how to add a driver into sources ?
> where to find it ?) or if there's a way out with mkinit (or 
> smthing like that), i would appreciate a lot !! 

You may need to add the MPT SCSI device to your configuration with:
cd <xenroot>/linux-2.6.16.13-xen 
make menuconfig
[Add SCSI controller as needed]
cd ..
make dist
make install

--
Mats
> 
> 
> thx in advance.
> 
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