RE: kernel-image install doesn't work

["Colin Ellis" <colin@solution-city.com>]

Just a hunch..

The kernel image probably doesn't contain support for your filesystem type.

I've had similar with ext3 or Reiser partitions and forgetting to compile it
into the kernel.

Hope this helps,

Colin Ellis
Solution City Ltd
http://www.solution-city.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Rudy Gevaert [mailto:webworm@zeus.rug.ac.be]On Behalf Of Rudy
Gevaert
Sent: 04 March 2003 11:55
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: kernel-image install doesn't work


Hi,

I just tried to install the kernel-image-2.4.18 on woody.
When I reboot my machine I get:

request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
VFS: Cannot open root device "301" or 03:01
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01

I don't understand why I should add a "root=" boot option, my old
kernel doesn't have this and it works.

This is my lilo.conf:
lba32
boot=/dev/hda
root=/dev/hda1
install=/boot/boot-menu.b
map=/boot/map
delay=20
vga=normal
default=LinuxOLD
install=/boot/boot-menu.b
map=/boot/map
delay=20
vga=normal
default=LinuxOLD

image=/vmlinuz
        label=Linux
        read-only

image=/vmlinuz.old
        label=LinuxOLD
        read-only
        optional

Thanks in advance,
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