On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Ron Marriage wrote: > I have been told I can't do make oldconfig, because > mandrake uses a customized kernel and includes many options > not found in a standard source kernel. > If anyone knows differently about this, I'd appreciate > knowing about it. My understanding is that the customized kernel is the exact reason for choosing make oldconfig. As for the problem you are getting, I would guess that you built the support for the root file system as a module. Problem is that the module may not load before mounting the file system. I would start with a check there. For troubleshooting you may want to build every file system directly into the kernel. If it works, start dropping the ones you don't need (or think you don't). ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.