panic: all VFS_MOUNTROOTs failed: NEED DRIVERS ?????

[cferbrache]

I am trying to take a make recovery tape created on an RP8400 and load it on an RP4440. After the tape loads I get the following panic: System Panic: linkstamp: Mon Sep 11 14:05:57 EDT 2006 _release_version: @(#) $Revision: vmunix: vw: -proj selectors: CUPI80_BL2000_1108 -c 'Vw for CUPI80_BL2000_1108 build' -- cupi80_bl2000_1108 'CUPI80_BL2000_1108' Wed Nov 8 19:24:56 PST 2000 $ panic: all VFS_MOUNTROOTs failed: NEED DRIVERS ????? PC-Offset Stack Trace (read across, top of stack is 1st): 0x003bb1a8 0x004b2cf8 0x00505014 0x00620d64 0x005052f0 0x00176ad4 0x001fc7e4 End Of Stack How can I get the system to boot up?

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Hello Cary,

What version of Ignite are you using?

Did you restore with the advanced option "restore to different hardware platform"?

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[cferbrache]

Ignite C.6.8.152
The Clone to new Hardware is set to TRUE

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

check what kind of I/O interface cards are installed in your RP4440, some cards need extra software (drivers). It is also possible you have a 11iV2 unsupported card in your RP4440, like A4800A, A5159A and A5159B scsi cards.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[john korterman]

Hi Cary,

check Document ID: A5157794 in the Tech Base. According to that you have a bad disk.

regards,
John K.

[Cheryl Griffin · Accepted solution]

"VFS_MOUNTROOTs failed: NEED DRIVERS ?????" is a classic error when there is an invalid driver which is common when cloning systems with Ignite.

[cferbrache]

The only cards in this RP4440 are AB352-60001 1000Base-T Dual-Port Lan, A6961-60011 Ultra320 SCSI, and 3 x A6795A Fibre cards. Could any of these cause this problem. I have the same A6795A fibre cards in the RP8400 that the makerecovery tape was created on so I would not think it was that.

[cferbrache]

It turned out to be the driver for the Ultra SCSI 360 card that was missing. Once that driver was added the server booted up fine. Thanks for your help.