Problem loading kernel at boot (SuSE 9.0)
Hello everybody
I’m writing this post because I need your help. I have no so much experience with Linux OS and today I tried to install a new SW from USB drive. As result I had a fail during kernel boot. As follow an extract of the fail: Loading kernel /fs/ext3/ext3.o ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k ide-cd, errno = 2 VFS: Cannot open root device "hda1" or 03:01 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Try booting with pci=noacpi, acpi=ht, or acpi=off on the command line. If one helps, please report the following lines: DMI: BIOS: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. // SIEMENS AG, V4.06 // V11.01.08, 08/26/2008 DMI: System: SIEMENS AG, SIMATIC Rack PC 847B, 6ES7643-8KC44-5BC4 DMI: Board: SIEMENS AG, A5E02122416, ES010 Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01 Can someone help me to fix this problem? Thank you so much in advance Simone |
The kernel is trying in vain to find the root file system on device "hda1". I can't say I blame it, as the "hdx" device nodes are only used by some really ancient and deprecated IDE drivers. Was the software you installed by any chance a kernel upgrade?
Try specifying root=/dev/sda1 as a kernel parameter. You should be able to enter it at the boot loader prompt, before the kernel loads. If it works, you'll need to reconfigure the boot loader. I'm afraid I can't be more specific, as I don't know which boot loader or Linux distribution you're using. |
What flavor of Linux (distro/version) are you trying to boot to/install and what make/model of computer are you trying to use it with?
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I'm using a Linux SUSE 9.0 version.....could it be useful for you? Thanks again Simone |
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sorry you are right I forgot it. I have a Linux SUSE 9.0 professional. Since I need to do a copy of my HD, I tried to instal a boot USB with Acronis SW in it. From CD I checked it worked fine and I tried from USB.......bad idea! :( Thank you Simone |
SUSE 9 is rather OLD
but there are two different versions of SUSE there is the NOT FREE SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop/ or Server ( SELD & SELS ) and the FREE OpenSUSE OpenSUSE is currently ONLY supporting 12.1 and 12.2 SELS/Novell ,i do believe is only supporting SELS 10 and 11 ( and i am not sure about 10 ) SELS is a long life distro so it is just old, or very old depending on just WHAT version of "SUSE" it is . What is it you installed or "tried" ( and failed with problems ) to install . |
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But unfortunatly I haven't and as you said this is a very old version and I can't instal a new one, I shuold try to fix it. :( Thanks Simone |
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