Re: [Xen-users] Boot into dom0 "Failed to parse block device name"

["Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,


On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Chris Hane <chrishane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  I am trying to install the binary version of xen 3.1.
>
>  When I boot, after some console output, I get the following:
>
>  :: Loading Initramfs
>  scsi_mod: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
>  SCSI subsystem intialized
>  :: Running Hook [udev]
>  :: Loading udev...input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/inpt/input0
>  done.
>  :: Running Hook [keymap]
>  :: Loading keymap...Cannot find default font
>  done.
>  :: Running Hook [filesystems]
>  :: Loading root filesystem module...
>  Attempting to create root device '/dev/sda3'
>  ERROR: Failed to parse block device name for '/dev/sda3'
>  unknown
>  ERROR: root fs cannot be detected.  Try using the rootfstype= kernel
> parameter.
>  Waiting for devices to settle ...done.
>
>  Root device '/dev/sda3' doesn't exist, attempting to create it
>  ERROR: Failed to parse block device name for '/dev/sda3'
>  ERROR: Unable to create/detect root device '/dev/sda3'
>  Dropping to a recovery shell... type 'exit' to reboot
>
>
>
>  My grub menu is:
>  timeout 5
>  default 0
>  color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue
>
>  # (0) Arch Linux
>  title Arche Linux
>  root (hd0,0)
>  kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
>  initrd /kernel26.img
>
>  # (1) Xen 3.1
>  title Xen 3.1
>  root (hd0,0)
>  kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=524288
>  module /vmlinuz-2.6-xen root=/dev/sda3 ro
>  module /kernel26xenB.img
>
>  My fstab is:
>  none  /dev/pts   devpts   defaults   0 0
>  none  /dev/shm   tmpfs    defaults   0 0
>
>  /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom   iso9660  ro,user,noauto,unhide  0 0
>  /dev/fd0 /mnt/fd0       vfat     user,noauto            0 0
>  /dev/sda1 /boot         ext2     defaults               0 1
>  /dev/sda2 swap          swap     defaults               0 0
>  /dev/sda3 /             ext2     defaults               0 1
>  /dev/sda4 /home         ext2     defaults               0 1
>
>
>
>  Any help would be appreciated.
>

Looks like you are  missing a module in your initrd

Did you build the file: kernel26xenB.img with the kernel modules that
were in the downloaded binary package?

Cheers,
Todd

>  Thanks,
>  Chris....
>
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