-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Libin Varghese wrote: > Hi, > This is what i get when I boot into my newly complied > RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 0 > RAMDISK: image to big! (35512/8192 blocks) > RAMDISK: Coundn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0. > VFS: Cannot open root-device "hda4" 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) > > libin@debian:~$ ls -l /boot/ > total 42644 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 2005-12-01 14:04 config -> config-2.6.8 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44853 2005-05-16 13:16 config-2.4.27-2-386 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 44888 2005-12-01 14:04 config-2.6.8 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2005-12-01 14:37 grub > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3780608 2005-11-29 19:46 initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 36364288 2005-12-01 14:06 initrd.img-2.6.8 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 2005-12-01 14:04 System.map -> > System.map-2.6.8-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 542191 2005-05-16 14:08 > System.map-2.4.27-2-386 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 827171 2005-12-01 14:04 System.map-2.6.8 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2005-12-01 14:04 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.8 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 816590 2005-05-16 14:08 vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1173395 2005-12-01 14:04 vmlinuz-2.6.8 > > These are the entries in /boot/grub/boot > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8 (*new*) > root (hd0,3) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8 root=/dev/hda4 ro > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8 > savedefault > boot > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (boot properly) > root (hd0,3) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda4 ro > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 > savedefault > boot > > > Regarding the "root= ", I got this error, the previous time I compiled, > so please help me find the correct "root= " option ( I am a newbie ) > First, let me list you parttion table > > debian:/home/libin# fdisk -l /dev/hda > > Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 510 4096543+ b W95 FAT32 > /dev/hda2 511 2806 18442620 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hda3 2807 3698 7164990 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/hda4 3699 4865 9373927+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda5 511 1275 6144831 b W95 FAT32 > /dev/hda6 1276 1659 3084448+ b W95 FAT32 > /dev/hda7 1660 2806 9213246 b W95 FAT32 > > > Secondly, I saw something after i do a "make bzImage", If you are running Debian you should use make-kpkg to build a kernel image. Take a look at man make-kpkg. William -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDjtNsyy8yU+fh2zsRAj2lAJ9V3sqGubQGXwXEB/T7viQRao+KLACgiW/u vSeKz/eD0Esp1oKWL2wPkh8= =VdE/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
