Re: Need help with RamDisk Rescue

From: pHilipp Zabel <philipp.zabel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:30:51 +0100

On 10/29/07, Mark Geib <mark.geib_at_echostar.com> wrote:
> Lex,
>
> I have been able to get everything installed, and the installed linux
> tries to boot now. THanks.
>
> However, now I am getting an error when mounting /dev/mmcblk0p2...
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device "mmcblk0p2" 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)
>
> Should my startup.txt use something other than /dev/mmcblk0p2 for the CF
> card...?

Yes. /dev/mmcblk0 is the first MMC/SD block device. CF disks show up
as /dev/hda, so you should use /dev/hda2 instead.

regards
Philipp
Received on Tue Oct 30 2007 - 03:30:58 EST

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