Hi Mauricio, On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:58:21 -0300 (ART), Mauricio Lin <mauriciolin2000@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have downloaded the linux kernel using bitkeeper and > compiled the kernel as a deb package. I installed the > package I built and everything it seems to be okay. Was there a reason that you built it as a .deb? Instead of installing it directly, I mean? > But when I boot the kernel on my laptop the following > message is printed: > > kernel panic - not syncing: VFS - unable to mount root > fs on unknown block(0,0). I'm not sure, but I think this can happen when the root fs is not compiled into the kernel. > I have checked my grub file and it is okay. All the > setup is done by the deb package. The initrd.img is > also created by the deb package. Have you made sure the correct partition is indicated in grub? You know you don't need to use initrd if you don't want, right? > Does anyone know what is going on? Have i forgotten > anything else in the kernel configuration? Maybe some of my questions will get you on the road towards a solution. -Nish -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
