Kernel panic when attempting to image via pxe on OmniTech Verdes 2300

  • Document ID:3775804
  • Creation Date:03-May-2007
  • Modified Date:30-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      ZENworks Desktop Management

Environment

Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2 - ZDM6.5 SP2 PreBoot Services (PXE)
Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 7 - ZDM7 PreBoot Services (PXE)
Novell ZENworks Desktop Management 7 - ZDM7 Imaging

Situation

PXE imaging process does not complete and fails with error:
Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown block (253,2)

Resolution

For ZDM7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 with SP1 Desktop Management, available athttps://download.novell.com
For ZDM6.5 SP2: fixed in ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management SP2 IR1 or newer found athttps://download.novell.com