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RE: [Xen-devel] RAMDISK: Image too big

To: "Marcus Hardt" <marcus.hardt@xxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] RAMDISK: Image too big
From: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:02:35 -0000
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] RAMDISK: Image too big
> The 2.6.10-xen0 kernel makes it a bit further. hda is recognized, but
> unfortunately the root fs cannot be mounted. The last Lines here are:
> 
> RAMDISK: Image too big1     (some size info skipped)
> panic: unable to mount root fs on unknown block(1,0)

It sounds like you're trying to load some random ramdisk with the xen0
kernel, which is a recipe for disaster.

Do you actually need anything in the ramdisk? Our xen0 kernel has most
useful stuff compiled in.

Ian


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