kernel panic -- can't open root device LABEL=/ (with 2.6.0-1.104 kernel)

[Ernest L. Williams Jr.]

On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 05:13, Kaj J. Niemi wrote:
> > when I boot it I get a FS kernel panic error saying it cannot open root
> > device LABEL=/ or 00:00
> 
> Most likely you're hitting bug #112623. Downgrading your mkinitrd version
> and then re-installing the kernel
This failed for me:
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[root at matrix kernel-updates]# rpm -ivh --force kernel*
warning: kernel-2.4.22-1.2135.nptl.i686.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY,
key ID 4f2a6fd2
Preparing...                ###########################################
[100%]
   1:kernel-source          ###########################################
[ 25%]
   2:kernel                 ###########################################
[ 50%]
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such file or directory
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
Command failed
   3:kernel-BOOT            ###########################################
[ 75%]
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such file or directory
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
Command failed
   4:kernel-doc             ###########################################
[100%]
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>  (or running the postinstall scripts
> manually after downgrade) will resolve your problem.
> 
> 
> // kaj
> 
> 
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