On Fri, 2005-09-23 at 05:59 +0530, Libin Varghese wrote: > Hi, > After compiling the 2.6.0 kernel, copied the image to /boot and > renamed it to vmlinuz-2.6.0. I add the kernel image in the grub > configuration file (grub.conf) as follows > > <grub.conf> > title Linux 2.6.0 > root (hd0, 8) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.0 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb > </grub.conf> > > But when I boot, I get the following error > <boot-up> > VFS: cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or unknown-block (0,0) > please append a correct "root=" boot option > kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block (0,0) > </boot-up> Do you have a SATA hard drive ? If so, from kernel 2.6.8 onwards it will be referred to as sdx rather than hdx, by default, unless you compile it to use the deprecated ide driver. You don't say which 2.6 kernel you have built. Rod > > I am currently running the 2.4 kernel which has the following entry in > my grub.conf file (this boot correctly) > <grub.conf> > title Linux 2.4.0 > root (hd0, 8) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.0 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb > initrd /initrd-2.4.0.img > </grub.conf> > > ThanX in advance > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > -- http://distributedcomputing.info - find out how to make your pc work for the community -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
