Hi:
I recently installed Woody 30r1 on an AlphaServer 800 without a hitch. I wanted some of the RAID and LVM options, and so went to upgrade my kernel to a 2.4.18 version.
I am new to linux, so I am sure I am just missing something!
Currently, it is running well using the 2.2.20-generic kernel (no customizations).
I used the apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-generic and installed the kernel (without configuring a ram disk image - BTW - why would I need a ram disk?).
When I reboot, it panics when it tries to mount the root fs "VFS: Cannot open root device "sda1" or 08:01" - it seems this is a fairly common occurrence (I browsed through usenet) - but the reasons vary from kernel config options to aboot configs.
I looked at aboot.conf, and the sda1 (my first partition) is configured as my boot partition (filesystem is ext2). I browsed through the config-2.4.18-generic file and it lists support for my SCSI disks and for ext2 ... I can choose vmlinuz.old from the aboot menu and boot up just fine (VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem)) - what am I missing here?
Thank You,
Chandi