Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 179600
Fedora Core 4 fails to install kernel panic sis5513 error
Last modified: 2015-01-04 17:24:55 EST
Description of problem: Installing Fedora Core 4 on a ASUS K8S MX motherboard results in kernel panic. Happens before anaconda comes into play. I thought the error was perhaps related to the sis5513 ide controller. So, tried 'linux ide=nodma' and 'linux noprobe' with no change in error. Error: SIS_IDE probe of 000:00:02.5 failed with error -1. A little later, these errors appear: Could not open root device "<NULL>" or unknown block(8,3) Please append a correct root = boot option Kernel Panic - not syncing VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,3) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora Core 4 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Get a ASUS K8S MX board 2. Boot from FC4 CD 3. start installation 4. Kernel panic before anaconda. Actual results: The install process stops. Expected results: Anaconda shud have started Additional info: The install of Fedora Core 3 works fine. linux ide=nodma or linux noprobe doesnt help.
*** Bug 179603 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I don't think there's anything we can really do to make FC4 work on this without recreating the ISOs with a new kernel (Ie, try the community FC4.2 respins maybe?). It'd be useful if you could test FC5test on this box to make sure that when FC5 is released it doesn't have the same problem.