Have you tried to create an initrd file? Seems like kernel cannot access your device (VolgroupXX) Regards, Stavros rahul yadav wrote: > I did the same. > But it still it did not work? > > > On 10/24/07, Pavan Kandepet <pavankp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Did you install the kernel properly? >> >> 1) Once inside the kernel src directory, issue a "make config" or a "make >> menuconfig" or a "make xconfig". >> 2) Choose all the requirements that you want. >> 3) Issue a "make" (Starts the compilation process", you can alternatively >> issue a "make -j2" or something >> similar to issue multiple jobs for the compilation process. (2 >> jobs/processor in this case). >> 4) make modules (To make all the modules) >> 5) make modules_install (To install all the modules) >> 6) make install (To actually install the new kernel). >> >> These steps should get you a working kernel. >> -Pavan >> >> >> >> On 10/23/07, rahul yadav < add2rahul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi all >>> >>> I have downloaded linux 2.6.12.5 from www.kernel.org and installed it >>> in my already running linux(2.6.15-1 kernel) machine.but i am unable to >>> boot from the new kernel. >>> when i restarted the kernel following error message has come:- >>> >>> " >>> Reading physical volumes..... >>> No volume groups found.. >>> unable to find volume group "Volgroup00" >>> unable to access resume device (/dev/VolGroup00/Logvol01) >>> mount could not find file system '/dev/root' >>> error mounting /proc >>> error mounting /sys >>> kernel panic not syncing: attempted to kill init.... >>> " >>> Please suggest me the way out. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Rahul >>> >>> >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ