--- linux.old/init/do_mounts.c	2004-05-13 17:09:12.000000000 +0200
+++ linux/init/do_mounts.c	2004-04-23 23:25:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@
 {
 	char *fs_names = __getname();
 	char *p;
+	int retries = 0;
 
 	get_fs_names(fs_names);
 retry:
@@ -510,6 +511,17 @@
 			root_device_name, kdevname (ROOT_DEV));
 		printk ("Please append a correct \"root=\" boot option\n");
 
+		if (++retries > 5)
+			panic("VFS: Unable to mount root fs on %s",
+				kdevname(ROOT_DEV));
+		else {
+			/* wait 1 second and try again */
+			printk ("Retrying in 1 second, try #%d\n", retries);
+			current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
+			schedule_timeout(HZ);
+			goto retry;
+		}
+
 #if defined(__i386__) && defined(CONFIG_ACPI)
 		{
 		extern void dmi_dump_system(void);