1. If the kernel does not have the required driver, how did LFS end up on the drive? 2. Just exactly what driver are you referring to? "Driver" is a generic term which is used to to refer to different interfaces in the kernel. YOU claim that to say "re-install" is a strange piece of advice. I, actually, everyone, would love to hear from you just exactly which driver the OP is missing.
On 11/29/18, Ken Moffat <zarniwh...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 11:27:11AM -0700, JD wrote: >> >> >> On 11/29/2018 11:00 AM, Xi Ruoyao wrote: >> > On 2018-11-29 15:17 +0000, Jimmy Zhang wrote: >> > > Hi, >> > > One thing I am confused that the LFS kernel >> > > (/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.5-lfs-8.3 from my partition(one partition for both >> > > /boot and /) was loaded and run, which indicated that the system can >> > > access my partition /dev/sda3 which was going >> > > to be mounted as root, right? why the kernel will give the error >> > > messages that unable to mount root fs? >> > Grub can access your partition and copy the kernel into your RAM. But >> > then >> > the kernel can not access your partition because it doesn't have proper >> > driver. >> Jimmy, >> Might also be that the FS is corrupted? >> Boot from a live DVD, and >> fsck -y /dev/sda3 >> andthe remove the live dvd >> and boot normally. >> Might work!! >> If it does not work, >> you will have to re-install the OS. >> > Now that is *very* strange advice to offer on LFS, rather like the > sort of "drive by" responses sometimes seen on forums by people who > don't understand how LFS is built. > > In particular "re-install the OS" is an odd thing to say here. The > error message clearly implies that the kernel does not have a > required driver. For that, going back to chroot and fixing the > kernel config is the normal process. > > ĸen > -- > I'm saving up 22 shillings and 10 pence (almost a pound!) per week to > buy an ARM-13. > http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2018/11/brexit-means-brexit.html > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > Do not top post on this list. > > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style > -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style