Cannot open root device "mtdblock0" or 1f:00

邹应双 zouys at star-net.cn
Tue Apr 6 03:37:01 EDT 2004


Hi,

Maybe your mtdblock0 fs can not be mounted. Could you boot from nfs instead of mtd and then mount mtdblock0 on a dir to find the problem?

zouys,
2004.4.6.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kishore" <kishoreseera at hotmail.com>
To: "jffs" <jffs-dev at axis.com>; "mtdlist" <linux-mtd at lists.infradead.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: VFS: Cannot open root device "mtdblock0" or 1f:00


> Hi Friends,
> 
>                     I'm trying to boot the embedded linux from flash using
> ROLO boot loader. I'm getting the following errors while booting. My target
> is Elan SC520 CDP board.
> 
> the errors are as follows.
> 
> VFS: Cannot open root device "mtdblock0" or 1f:00
> 
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> 
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 1f:00
> 
>                                                         Can anybody pls
> explain me what is the mistake and what can be the possible cause for the
> above errors. pls gimme a solution to avoid the above problem. Also what
> should be the correct boot option.
> 
>  Your earliest reply would help me a lot.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> with Regards,
> Kishore.S.
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