On Thu, 2003-05-08 at 08:42, Jirka Kosina wrote: > On Thu, 8 May 2003, Jurgens du Toit wrote: > > > I've recompiled a kernel, but get the "unable to root mount fs on 03:05" > > message. > > I have modified the pty.c file, but it compiled ok. Any idea what the problem > > may be? > > And what does the 03:05 stand for? > > 03:05 is /dev/hda5 > > Have you compiled support for filesystem which you use on root partition? > Is your rootfs located on /dev/hda5 ? You also need to have compiled in support for the type of disk the FS in on (e.g. IDE support). If these are built as modules, you'll need to build a new initial ramdisk. Also, don't forget to tell your boot loader about the initrd. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
