Re: Kernel Panic

[Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar <mie@mimos.my>]

I recompile the kernel which I think caused the previous problem. The
progress is getting better except it give another problem

Unable to open an initial console

Help
On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar wrote:

> 
> Hello!
> I have problems when trying to boot my diskless client. Everything looks
> okey at the beginning. The client send the request and the bootpd server
> answer successfully except one stage where the message
> VFS: cannot open device 00:ff
> Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 00:ff
> 
> Any suggestion
> I am using linux 2.0.30 for client and server
> Thanks
> 
> my bootptab file
>         global.prof:\
>         :ht=ether:\
>         :bf=/tftpboot/client1/bootImage-client1:\
>         :ds=192.228.128.20 192.228.128.18 192.228.128.11:\
>         :gw=192.228.133.254:\
>         :hn:\
>         :sm=255.255.255.0:\
>         :vm=auto:\
>         :rp=/mnt/client1/root
> 
> client1:tc=global.prof:ha=006097806bc4:ip=192.228.133.87   
> 
> -------
> showmount -e
> Export list for cel_linux2.mimos.my:         
> /mnt/client1/root          (everyone)     
> 
>