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Re: [Xen-devel] Problem on FC3

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Problem on FC3
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:27:29 +0000
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Your GRUB config is wrong -- it should specify 'root=/dev/hdc5', not
sdc5. 

 -- Keir

> I'm getting a VFS kernel panic when trying to booting to FC3 from Xen.  
> Its the one that says I must supply a valid "root=" option.  (sorry I 
> don't have it verbatim.) 
> 
> I'm using the xen-2.0 binary installer, kernel 2.6.9.  I am using 
> ext3fs, but I am fairly certain that I have compiled support into the 
> kernel. (I've tired compile xen from the 2.0 and nighltly source too :-).
> 
> I've tired Keir's suggestions but to no avail... I'm fairly new to 
> linux, but not to unix.  I'm just don't know what to try next.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> Here's my setup:
> 
> Device Boot
> /dev/hdc1
> /dev/hdc2            FreeBSD
> /dev/hdc3            FC3 Boot (ext3fs)
> /dev/hdc4            Extended
> /dev/hdc5            FC3 Root (ext3fs)
> /dev/hdc6            FC 3 swap
> 
> I've also got other partitions.
> 
> Grub.conf:
> 
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd1,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> 
> title Xen 2.6 / XenLinux
>         kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=131072 console=vga
>         module/vmlinuz-2.6.9-xen0 root=/dev/sdc5 ro console=tty0
>         module /initrd-fc3.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667)
>         root (hd1,2)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
> 
> Contents of  boot partition, root(hd1,2):
> 
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   50929 Nov  2 11:53 config-2.6.9-1.667
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   22966 Nov 15 21:49 config-2.6.9-xen0
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root   10151 Nov 15 21:49 config-2.6.9-xenU
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root  487036 Nov 12 17:24 initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 348 Nov 15 13:35 initrd-fc3.img
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root  714266 Nov  2 11:53 System.map-2.6.9-1.667
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root  609835 Nov 15 21:49 System.map-2.6.9-xen0
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root  397977 Nov 15 21:49 System.map-2.6.9-xenU
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 4862527 Nov 15 21:49 vmlinux-syms-2.6.9-xen0
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2718941 Nov 15 21:49 vmlinux-syms-2.6.9-xenU
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1405861 Nov  2 11:53 vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1807764 Nov 15 21:49 vmlinuz-2.6.9-xen0
> -rw-r--r--  1 root root 1017813 Nov 15 21:49 vmlinuz-2.6.9-xenU
> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      18 Nov 15 21:49 xenolinux.gz -> 
> vmlinuz-2.6.9-xen0
> 
> 
> 
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