kernel panic (maybe a stupid question)

[A.Fadyushin at it-centre.ru]

Check the filesystem labels on your disk partitions. It seems that the non-SMP kernel could not find partition with label '/' - it should be root partition. It is possible that you root partition has no label at all or has the wrong label. To show (and set, if necessary) the filesystem label you should use 'e2label' command (I assume that you are using EXT2/EXT3 filesystem).

Alexey Fadyushin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-install-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of bigodines -
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:05 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: kernel panic (maybe a stupid question)
> 
> Ok, i've verified the file and the configuration is
> the same for both...
> 
> (please ignore my other question...)
> --- Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
> escreveu:
> 
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2005 at 11:45:24AM -0300, bigodines
> > - wrote:
> > > Hi guys!
> > >
> > > I was running RH Enterprive v3 and I then I tried
> > to
> > > migrate to the version 4. Ok, I'm not a linux
> > expert
> > > (I'm just a regular desktop user that just started
> > > with this server stuff). Instalation went well, no
> > > errors at all. So, after reboot, I still have two
> > > options to choose (one is the kernel with SMP and
> > the
> > > other is the 'regular' kernel).
> > >
> > > If I choose the kernel with SMP, the system works
> > OK
> > > (well I didn't tested everything, but at least it
> > > starts and give me no errors)
> > >
> > > If I try to enter using the kernel withou smp,
> > I've
> > > something like:
> > >
> > > "Creating root device
> > > mkrootdev: label / not found
> > > mount: error 2 mounting ext3
> > > mount: error 2 mounting none"
> > >
> > > Probably this is a totally newbie question... but
> > I
> > > really don't know what to do to fix this problem.
> > >
> > > BTW: Before this try to upgrade, everything was
> > > working well.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Matheus
> >
> > Hmm.  I presume both kernels should be using the
> > same filesystem for
> > /.  I'd look at /boot/grub/grub.conf and see if
> > there are differences
> > in the stanzas for both kernels, in particular the
> > "root=..."
> > parameter in the "kernel" lines.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --
> > Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems,
> > Inc.
> > robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
> > Peace at any price is inflationary.
> >
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