On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 04:28:54PM +1000, Daniel F Garcia wrote: > Last night I did an apt-get upgrade apache2 and that upgraded a bunch of > things including the kernel. Now when I try and boot up I get the error > message: > > kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,2) > > I did a search on google and there werelots of messages suggesting I edit my > lilo.conf, but how do I do that If I cannot boot up ? > > I have a boot disk that I made from rescue.bin and I also have a disk made > with root.bin. When I boot up off the floppy and type "rescue > root=/dev/hda1" I get the same error. > > Is there anyway I can boot off the old kernel ? 1) It has been a while since I used lilo, but I recall it used to set a symlink to the prior kernel of "linuxOLD". 2) A grub boot floppy would allow you to boot the old kernel. 3) A single floppy disk version of linux like tomsrtbt should allow you to boot from the floppy and repair your system. You can download tomsrtbt at http://www.toms.net/rb/. The FAQ has some instructions on how to run lilo on your hard disk to fix your problem. > > Daniel F Garcia > Project manager > > <http://www.kobold.com.au/ksys-ani.gif> > Mobile: 0438 670 947 > Phone: 07 5461 1120 > Email: dgarcia@kobold.com.au > Address: 4 Lloyd George Street, Eastern Heights QLD 4305 > -- Jerome
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