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Linux Error Messages That Go Hard Starter Pack

ERROR: Failed to mount the real root device.
Bailing out, you are on your own. Good luck.
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
   sysvinit initscripts (due to sysvinit) sysv-rc (due to sysvinit) util-linux
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 198 to remove and 3 not upgraded
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
 ?] 
(12/19) upgrading linux-raspberrypi
WARNING: /boot appears to be a seperate partition but is not mounted.
         You probably just broke your system. Congratulations.
>>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait...
[   0.895799] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs 
on unknown block(0,0)
  _______________________________
< Your System ate a SPARC! Gah! >
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            \    ^__^
              \  (xx)\_________
                 (__)\         )\/\
                  U   ||-----w |
                      ||      ||
Out of memory: Kill process 15745 (postgres) score 10 or sacrifice child

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[โ€“] gentooer 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I remember not compiling the root filesystem in the kernel on my first Gentoo install, and being surprised it couldn't mount root at boot.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The first kernel I built was not entirely happy with the .config I had made for it. Only thing it could do was BEEP-ing in panic for any key presses. [insert noot noot meme]