Re: kernel-image install doesn't work

[Harry Brueckner <hb@o-d.de>]

You might have an old version of initrd-tools and/or your file 
/etc/mkinitrd/modules does not contain the filesystem modules you need.
In my case I have ext2 and ext3 in there (each on a separate line).

After modifying the file you have to run

mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.4.20-586tsc-test /lib/modules/2.4.20-586tsc/

with the proper pathnames for your kernel version and use the newly created 
initrd file. :-)

Hope this helps,
Harry


--On Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:54:45 PM +0100 Rudy Gevaert 
<rudy@zeus.rug.ac.be> wrote:

> 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