Re: kernel 2.5.69 won't boot
hi ya
what filesystem is your / partition ??
- is it ext2 or ext3 or ??
- does the kernel you're booting support ext3 if needed ??
from lilo.conf, you're trying to boot the default /vmlinuz
kernel ...
- make sure it supports ext3 or reiserfs or whatever
is used for / ( presummably /dev/hdb4 -- wierd place to keep it )
- if you didn't compile it, you need to tell it where to find /
lilo# vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4
if you get tired of typing root=/...
you will need to run "rdev /vmlinuz /dev/hda4"
assuming that your / is on /dev/hda4
- or boot the other kernels instead till one
of um successfully boots
c ya
alvin
On Fri, 30 May 2003, Mr and Mrs John D Jones III wrote:
> ok
> we installed 2.5.69 and on boot we get these errors
>
> VFS: cannot open root device "344" or hdb4
> please append a correct "root=" boot option
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on hdb4
>
> this is the boot part of our lilo.conf:
>
>
> # Kernel command line options that apply to all
> installed images go
> # here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and
> `kernel-parameters.txt' in
> # the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
> #
> append=""
> # Boot up Linux by default.
> #
> default=Linux
> image=/vmlinuz
> label=Linux
> read-only
> # restricted
> # alias=1
> image=/vmlinuz.old
> label=LinuxOLD
> read-only
> optional
> # restricted
> # alias=2
> image=/boot/bzImage
> label=lin2.5
> read-only
> # restricted
> # alias=3
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci
> label=lin2.2
> read-only
> # restricted
> # alias=4
>
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