Re: Persistant issue with 2.4.20 kernel - solved
Thanks for those that pointed me to initird and the fact that the 2.4
is an initrd kernel. Indeed I should have read more carefully the
note splashed on the screen when installing the new kernel.
expensive lesson.
Eric Smith said:
>
> I mailed a week ago regarding this and have been suffering ever since.
>
> I have a working booting woody installation with a 2.2.20-idepci
> kernel. Then installed a 2.4.20 kernel as a dual boot.
>
> Whenever I select the 2.4.20 kernel, I get the below error:
>
> Cannot open root device "302" or 03:02
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel Panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:02
>
> fs is ext2.
> Now why does the newer kernel not see the root fs?
> Has it to with the proc fs not being mounted or
> some required modules not being loaded. I am not sure if the modules
> in /etc/modules get loaded before the panic seen below.
> Wish there was more debug info.
>
> What gives?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> PS:
> above kernel panic, I can see FWIW:
> kswapd
> VFS: dquot.6.4.0
> devfs: boot options : 0x0
> RAMDISK DRIVER
> NET4
>
>
>
> --
> Eric Smith
--
Eric Smith
Reply to: