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Title: Rootfilesystem cannot be mounted

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Rootfilesystem cannot be mounted

Symptom:

When trying to boot your S.u.S.E. Linux system, the booting process stops with a message like
Kernel Panic: VFS: couldn't mount root
It is important to know, when this occurs:

  1. During the installation

  2. During the installation, at the end of the booting process

  3. In the running system

  4. After the creation of a new kernel
The following list of possible causes will refer to these topics. There will also be hints on articles that might provide a possible solution in these situations.

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Keywords: ROOT, FS, ROOTFS, FILESYSTEM, DATEISYSTEM, MOUNT, KERNEL PANIC, KERNEL, PANIC, VFS

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Categories: Kernel

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