Re: Kernel!

[Thomas Duffy <tduffy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gabriele Brugnoni wrote:
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> Kernel building was ok.
> 
> I was not able to build ARC boot loader.
> When I run make I get this error ..
> .. io.c  .. ext2fs/ext2fs.h  file do not exist ..
> (something like this!)

the question is, did you install the kernel headers...that might be what
it is looking for.

> Anyway, after I have copy vmlinux in /vmlinux what is next?
> I rebooted and then changed the option OSLoadFilename to
> multi(0)disk.....tion(2)/vmlinux
> 
> and then start System ..
> 
> the Kernel start,
> four Linux appears on left top ..
> and then after .. a log list of normal messages ..
> 
> ...
> eth0: .... etc ..
> Partition check:
> VFS Cannot open root device 08:01
> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01
> 
> and of course the machine blocks ..

Major 08 refers to scsi and 01 is the first disk.  Most likely, you did
not compile in the scsi driver for the 540.

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