Hi, Thank you. Using the kernel option root=/dev/hda5 worked. The bootup progresses further. However, after a while the kernel freezes.... VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly Freeing unused kernel memory: 140K Warning: unable to open an initial console SELinux: Disabled at runtime SELinux: Unregistering netfilter hooks. After some googling, I noticed some info on this error at http://www.issociate.de/board/goto/560509/Kernel_2.6.10_Can't_Open_Initial_Console_on_FC3.html#msg_560509 My question is, how can I tell if the devices in my machine are managed by udev? And, do I "really" need an initrd file? What is the connection between udev and initrd? In my .config file, the following is stated: CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y Does this mean that the kernel absolutely needs an initrd file, and if it cannnot find one, it will barf? Can I just unset the above? Thank you, Aha Thank you, Aha. --- William J Beksi <wjbeksi@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A wrote: > > 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) > Try using the full path name, i.e. /dev/hda4 > > -- > William J Beksi > <wjbeksi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > GPG Key Fingerprint = ED4B 32C3 69E6 C2B7 705C 263F > CB2F 3253 E7E1 DB3B > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
