VFS: Cannot open root device
Okay, here's the deal.
I'm a newbie trying to get Debian Woody to work on my comp.
Unfortunately, the native 2.4.18 kernel shipped with it doesn't support
my network card.
On the other hand, compiling a newer 2.4 kernel resolves the problem.
BUT, I'm trying to compile a 2.6 kernel (which I've heard many good
things about). In fact I've been trying to compile 2.6.4 and 2.6.4-ck2.
The compilation itself doesn't encounter any problems, so that's clear.
The problem comes at boot time, where I can the following message:
VFS: Cannot open root device "341" or hdb1
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on hdb1
Any ideas how to fix this? I've read around a bit, some people claim
that it's due to missing IDE drivers, so I activated them all just in
case and... nothing happens. LILO doesn't seem to be the problem either,
considering that the original vmlinuz image has the exact same
configuration as the new compiled one.
Many thanks in advance,
Markus.
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