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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi everyone,<br>
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I am trying to move a server from a standalone box to a VMWare ESXi virtual
server. When it was a standalone box, it used software raid. Now, under the
ESXi server, it will not use any raid. I have edited the appropriate fstab,
mtab, and /boot/grub/menu.lst files.<br>
<br>
To move the server, I made a complete back and then restored the backup to an
empty partition on the ESXi virtual server. I have edited the appropriate
fstab, mtab, and /boot/grub/menu.lst files and installed grub on the MBR.<br>
<br>
When the server boots, it fails with the lines:<br>
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kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-8, errno=2<br>
VFS: Cannot open root device sda1 or 08:01<br>
Please append a correct "root=" boot option<br>
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01<br>
<br>
So it seems as if modprobe can not load the module for block-major-8. <br>
<br>
I have rebuilt initrd and edited /etc/modules.conf to alias block-major-8 to
sd_mod. Neither idea worked.<br>
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Any ideas?<br>
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Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Paul</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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