Re: kernel 2.5.69 won't boot
We did all that, and get the same errors ;(
any other ideas ??
--- Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>
wrote:
>
> 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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