On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 02:32:49AM -0500, Roderick Cummings wrote: > > Only that the new 2.4 kernel-image wont mount my root partition: > > request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted > VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or 03:03 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernenl Panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:03 > > Even though lilo.conf specifies the correct root= option, and fstab is > correct as well. > I experienced the same problem repeatedly on every box I tried to install the 2.4 kernel-image debs. Other people I talked to didn't have the same problem. It's because the new kernels are initrd. Rather than read up on mkinitrd, I think it's easier to just download the kernel source and compile your own kernel. But that's just me. g
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