Hi thank you but on rescue system, i've added this line on /etc/fstab /dev/sda3 /suse reiserfs defaults 1 1 if i try a mount it says: /dev/sda3 is not a valid block device.. i think because the module drivers for scsi raid controller are missing.. what can i do..maybe try to load them from a floppy? in caso yes..how can i do it thanks a lot On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:06:06 +0100, Sid Boyce wrote:

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Hello i've installed Suse 9.1 Personal on an HP Netserver.. In order to install i've started manually installation and load megaraid-old scsi driver for the disk controller..after that the installation started..copyed all the files to the system..untill the firsr system reboot... after the reboot...the system hangs with this error: scsio: sym.2.1.18i Vendor Hp Model C5683A Loading kernel/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.ko Waiting for device /dev/sda3 to appear:...not found..device/nodes: warning: can't open /etc/mtab: no such file or directory VFS: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs or unknown-block(0,0)

What Can i do? It seems that the modules for the scsi disk are not loaded Any tips

Check /etc/sysconfig/kernel MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT="reiserfs,<megaraid>" to see if you are loading the scsi driver as well as reiserfs. You should be able to boot from CD and do a repair action. I have always used a roundabout way by booting timos rescuecd or knoppix, mounting the root partition as /mnt, then "chroot /mnt", making the changes and running mkinitrd, then rebooting. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE=====

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Well i think we are near the end :) i'm on rescue sistem. when i try to mount /dev/sda3 it says mount: fs type reiserfs not supported by kernel On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:42:09 -0400, L. Mark Stone wrote:

On Thursday, October 21, 2004 05:32 am, Alan Civita wrote:

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Hello i've installed Suse 9.1 Personal on an HP Netserver.. In order to install i've started manually installation and load megaraid-old scsi driver for the disk controller..after that the installation started..copyed all the files to the system..untill the firsr system reboot... after the reboot...the system hangs with this error: scsio: sym.2.1.18i Vendor Hp Model C5683A Loading kernel/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.ko Waiting for device /dev/sda3 to appear:...not found..device/nodes: warning: can't open /etc/mtab: no such file or directory VFS: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs or unknown-block(0,0)

What Can i do? It seems that the modules for the scsi disk are not loaded Any tips -- Alan Civita

Boot from the CDROM, select the Installation routine again, and when you get to the screen that has all of the installation settings (Packages, Boot Loader, Time Zone, Partitioning, etc., etc.) use ALT-F9 (or any other Fx key that gets you to a root command prompt).

You can use the pico editor to take a look at /etc/sysconfig/kernel.

My guess is that the initrd line is missing the megaraid driver module. If so, then when the installer ran mkinitrd, no module was compiled in and so the system can't find the boot disk.

If this is indeed the case, then all you need to do is add the name of the controller module to the line, save the file, and run mkinitrd. Then, when you reboot the system the installation should proceed normally.

Here's the line from one of my machines: INITRD_MODULES="dpt_i2o reiserfs"

Hope this helps, Mark

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maybe a i did'nt explain myself (sorry about that..it's my english) I've started the setup system ..loadded the SCSI drivers from the Yast (manual installation) menu) and then have made a alt+f3 or f4 i can't remember.. so now i'm on a root shell..but i cannot mount the /dev/sda3... it should be already mounted? ii've also modifiy the mtab..the fstab is not yet created but nothing..always the same error On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:30:43 -0400, L. Mark Stone wrote:

Nope, the rescue system isn't loading the megaraid driver I bet. Try lsmod from a command prompt to be sure. That's why I suggested running the installer again, so you could manually select the module and be sure it was loaded before you dropped out to a command prompt. Chances are the rescue system won't have the module to load, either...

On Thursday, October 21, 2004 09:05 am, Alan Civita wrote:

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Well i think we are near the end :) i'm on rescue sistem. when i try to mount /dev/sda3 it says mount: fs type reiserfs not supported by kernel

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:42:09 -0400, L. Mark Stone wrote:

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On Thursday, October 21, 2004 05:32 am, Alan Civita wrote:

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Hello i've installed Suse 9.1 Personal on an HP Netserver.. In order to install i've started manually installation and load megaraid-old scsi driver for the disk controller..after that the installation started..copyed all the files to the system..untill the firsr system reboot... after the reboot...the system hangs with this error: scsio: sym.2.1.18i Vendor Hp Model C5683A Loading kernel/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.ko Waiting for device /dev/sda3 to appear:...not found..device/nodes: warning: can't open /etc/mtab: no such file or directory VFS: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs or unknown-block(0,0)

What Can i do? It seems that the modules for the scsi disk are not loaded Any tips -- Alan Civita

Boot from the CDROM, select the Installation routine again, and when you get to the screen that has all of the installation settings (Packages, Boot Loader, Time Zone, Partitioning, etc., etc.) use ALT-F9 (or any other Fx key that gets you to a root command prompt).

You can use the pico editor to take a look at /etc/sysconfig/kernel.

My guess is that the initrd line is missing the megaraid driver module. If so, then when the installer ran mkinitrd, no module was compiled in and so the system can't find the boot disk.

If this is indeed the case, then all you need to do is add the name of the controller module to the line, save the file, and run mkinitrd. Then, when you reboot the system the installation should proceed normally.

Here's the line from one of my machines: INITRD_MODULES="dpt_i2o reiserfs"

Hope this helps, Mark

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-- Alan Civita

Hi i've finally successfuly mount the /dev/sda3.. now what i have to do is: make chroot /suse (the diretory where i mounted the sda3) change the /etc/sysconfig/kernel save the file and make mkinitrd? that's all? thx On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:34:56 +0200, Anders Johansson wrote:

On Thursday, 21 October 2004 15.05, Alan Civita wrote:

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Well i think we are near the end :) i'm on rescue sistem. when i try to mount /dev/sda3 it says mount: fs type reiserfs not supported by kernel

Are you sure that's what it says? It doesn't say "resierfs" or "reisersf" or some other misspelling? The rescue system kernel definitely supports reiserfs

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Alan Civita wrote:

Another strange thing...after all..after booting...i've launched the YOU..installed all the patches..including kernel ones..making mkinitrd...and rebooting.. and again thesame error any tips? thank you

You usually does SuSEconfig which would not overwrite the config files, so I'd expect it all to be OK. Asking the obvious perhaps, but is /etc/sysconfig/kernel still OK?

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:43:58 +0200, Alan Civita wrote:

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Hi i've finally successfuly mount the /dev/sda3.. now what i have to do is: make chroot /suse (the diretory where i mounted the sda3) change the /etc/sysconfig/kernel save the file and make mkinitrd? that's all? thx

Regards Sid.

-- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE=====