Re: [Xen-users] Cannot open root device "sda1" or unknown-block ..

[Steven Timm <timm@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 5 May 2009, Fabian Zimmermann wrote:

> Hi,
> > 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)
> to solve this you may install a "xen"-kernel ( linux-image-2.6-xen* ) or 
> change "sda" to "xvda" ( 
> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Kernel.org_Linux_on_Xen )
> Fabian
My experience is that either "sda" or "xvda" work in redhat 5-like domU's
but for redhat 4-like domU's you have to use xvda (that is, when dom0 is 
also redhat5-like).  Is there any reason
why that would be?

Steve Timm


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