2.4.0-test7 unable to mount root partition at boot time

From: Frank Davis (fdavis112@juno.com)
Date: Sun Aug 27 2000 - 01:23:56 EDT

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    Hello,
      I received the following error while booting 2.4.0-test7.

    request_module[block-major-3] Root fs not mounted
    VFS: cannot open root device "" or 03:06
    Please append a correct "root = " boot option
    Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:06

    My root partition is hda6, and I passed the root parameter to
    loadlin...same result. 2.3.36 boots fine. Below is the output of
    scripts/ver_linux . Maybe I have to upgrade some utils. Suggestions
    welcome. I noticed that my depmod verision doesn't support the --F
    option, however, it appears that my modules compiled fine.

    PII, Dell Latitude 333MHz, 64MB RAM

    -Frank

    -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
    -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)

    Linux primetime.localdomain 2.3.36 #55 SMP Tue Jan 4 20:53:13 EST 2000
    i686 unknown
    Kernel modules 2.1.121
    Gnu C 2.8.1
    Binutils 2.9.1.0.23
    Linux C Library 2.1.1
    Dynamic linker ldd (GNU libc) 2.1.1
    Procps 2.0.2
    Mount 2.9o
    Net-tools 1.51
    Console-tools 1999.03.02
    Sh-utils 1.16
    Modules Loaded nls_cp437 msdos fat nfsd ipx
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