Make sure you compiled in support (not modules) for your hard disks and the file system you're using on your root device. Also, what does the entry in your boot loader configuration file look like?
Cheers,
Matthew James
Kareemullah Quadir wrote:
hi all,
i am a newbie at linux kernel compilation. i have a hp pavilion
zt1135 laptop and recently i installed redhat 8 and downloaded the latest
kernel 2.4.20, compiled and installed it. after i reboot to the new
kernel, i get the following message and the system hangs:
VFS: cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00
i am still able to boot to my old kernel. any help is greatly
appreciated. thanks in advance.
cheers,
quadir.
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