Re: Kernel panic: VFS unable to mount root fs

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Hi,

I dont know whether this is useful but, 
do try the command
rdev <your kernel>
Check whether your kernel root device 
is set to what you want. If not then
set it using the same command and then boot
from the kernel.
Try man rdev also.

Regards
KK












On Saturday 16 November 2002 10:09 pm, Svetoslav Chingov wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to make a custom kernel with module versionning disabled, but my
> custom kernel didn't boot showin the following message instead:
>
> --------
> 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
> -----------
>
> I did the compilation on RedHat 8.0 using the distro provided kernel
> sources in /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14 under root account with the following
> comands:
>
> make xconfig
> make dep
> make clean
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> make install
>
> The /boot/grub/grub.conf file was set for the custom curnel by the make
> script itself
>
> Could someone tell me what I've done wrong and how to solve the problem.
>
> Thanks!
>
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