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Re: Kernel Panic Boot Crisis HELP!!



1. Go to /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf

If you have a line ROOT=probe or anything like that, here is where you please 
specify that root!

I have an ext3 partition on  hdb1 and had the same problem. Changed it to:
ROOT="/dev/hdb1 ext3"
Note that the quotes are necessary for multiple options on this line.

2. Redo your initrd. Command line such as
mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.4.16.... /lib/modules/2.4.16....
depending on the kernel flavor your installed Look in /boot.

3. Best to always rerun lilo if this is what you are using.

4. Reboot.

Worked when I had the same problem.


On Monday 29 March 2004 12:54, debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org 
wrote:
> I just installed the 2.4.16 686 kernel image and now when I boot I get
> these messages 
> request_module[block-major-3]: root fs not mounted
> VFS: cannot open root device "hda8" or 3:08
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel Panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 3:08



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