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Oracle Linux 6 - System Fails to Boot from UEK kernel with Error "unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)" (Doc ID 2158464.1)

Last updated on APRIL 28, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.5 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On a VMware guest running OL6.5, system fails to boot with UEK kernel . RHCK kernel boots fine.

UEK kernel was booting earlier.

Following screen shot shows the boot error messages:

 

 

Cause

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