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VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block

How to fix “VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block” error on CentOS Linux

Posted by Curtis K in Administration Jan, 15 2014 1 Comment

Today, I encountered the following error upon booting a newly-provisioned CentOS 6.5 server: This particular error prevented the server from booting. I am not entirely sure how this error came to be, but to resolve this issue, I did the following: 1. Rebooted the system 2. Opened the boot menu (at the prompt, ... Read More...

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