it needed to compile with reiserfs support, therefore hadn't, and kernel default is ext2/ext3, debtor for the aid On 7/16/05, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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/ > > -- Michel Souza Ciencia da Computacao - 7 periodo UFAM -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
