On 7/16/05, Pranav Peshwe wrote: > Hello, > The filesystem which your root uses may have been compiled > as a module instead of being inbuilt in the kernel.That is why kernel is not > able > to mount the root.Try compiling the FS support as inbuilt rather than > as a module from the filesystems group during kernel configuration. > OR > The device which is hosting the root FS may not have inbuilt support > in the kernel.i.e if you have an IDE drive storing your root FS then > support for IDE drives may have been compiled as a module.Ensure that > the support is builtin and your kernel will be able to read and mount > the FS. > Gurus on the list,please correct me if i am wrong. > > HTH. > - Pranav I don't think the original issue was caused by an unsupported FS type. If that is the case and the FS driver is compiled as a module, I think you just need to ensure that initrd is built with that module on it. i.e. The FS driver does not have to be inbuilt. Of course, if it is inbuilt, then you don't have to screw around with the initrd setup. Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
