Hello,
I have EXT3 built into the kernl. My grub file
section for this kernel looks as follows:
title 2.6.9-prep
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-prep ro
root=hda4
I have tried a few combination of root=hda4,
root=hda5, root=(hd0,4). All gives me the same error
msg as follows:
VFS: Cannot open root device "hda4" or
unknown-block(0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root
fs on unknown-block(0,0)
Any help would be very appreciated.
Regards,
Ahmed.
--- Jim Bauer <jfbauer@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thursday 24 March 2005 15:39, A wrote:
> > I have a RedHat Enterprise 4 system up and
> running. I
> > am trying to run a variant of the stock kernel
> that
> > comes with this distribution. I performed the
> > following steps:
> >
> > - Installed the src rpm (2.6.9)
> > - Copied the config file from /boot dir to Linux
> 2.6.9
> > kernel src dir
> > - make oldconfig ; make all
> > - Copied the bzImage and System.map file to the
> /boot
> > dir
> > - In the grub.conf file, duplicated the line that
> > booted up RH 4, and changed pertinent stuff as
> > follows:
> [snip]
> > When I try to boot up this kernel I get something
> like
> > the following:
> > "Kernel panic : not syncing. Kernel unable to
> mount
> > file system...."
> >
> > The only thing I did not do is prepare/insatll a
> > initrd file. Do I need to do that?
>
> Certainly sounds like that. If you didn't alter the
> config
> and the old kernel required an initrd, it stands to
> reason
> that this one would require one as well.
>
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