On 9/22/05, Libin Varghese <libinv@xxxxxxxxx> 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> > > 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 You need an initrd image to use root=LABEL=<whatever> method. Try using make install instead of copying the kernel image by hand, or read up on mkinitrd. You're running 2.4.*0* and 2.6.*0*?? Jason -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
