Hi All Thanks a lot. I canged my grub.conf file and eveyhting went on fine. I could now log on to the system. But I have got one more doubt mounting other file system :Mount fs ext3 not supported by kernel {FAILED} I am not sure why this erroe is given while booting. by doing less /etc/fstab i get this LABEL =/ / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL =/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 Any suggestion are welcomed -Akash -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akash Malhotra MEnet EMAIL: PHONE: akash@xxxxxxxxxx Mob: (612)251-4393 akash@xxxxxxxxxxx On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Stas Goshtein wrote: > Hello there, > It ssems that all new pre-patched RH kernels using LABELs to mark > partitions in your lilo.conf or grub.conf. > Use df -k to find the /dev/hd* file of your / (root) partition. Change > the root=LABEL=/ to root=/dev/hd*X (fro example root=/dev/hda3) in lilo > or grub kernel options. > > Stas@ > > Akash Malhotra wrote: > > >Hi ALL > > > >I am new in the field of customization of kernel. > > > >I am trying to build custom kernel for redhat 8. I did everystep given in > >the custoning kernel section of REDHAT 8 maunal and i dint get any errors. > > > >rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS.kernel-source* > > > >ln -l /usr/src/linux-2.4.18 /usr/src/linux > > > >make dep > >make > >make bzImage > >make modules > >make install > >make modules_install > > > >But when i restarted my system using my customized kernel my system hangs > >giving this problem > > > >VFS: Cannot open root device " Label=/" or 00:00 > > > >Please append a correct "root=" boot option > >Kernel Panic : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 00:00 > > > > > >And my system hangs. > > > >ANy help is appreciated in this regard > > > >-Akash > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Anaconda-devel-list mailing list > >Anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/anaconda-devel-list > > > > >