Re: Problem booting 2.6.8 kernel

[Wayne Topa <brittman@capital.net>]

Robert D. Hilliard(bob@bobhilliard.net) is reported to have said:
>      I have built a 2.6.8 kernel, but booting it fails with the
> following message:
> 
> VFS: Cannot open root device "hda3" or unknown-block(0,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> 
> The grub stanza used is:
> root (hd0,2)
> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 ro
> 
Bob
  In /boot is your new kernel listed as vmlinuz or maybe its
  vmlinuz-2.6.8?
  
  In my /boot there are
  vmlinuz-2.4.27-1-686
  vmlinuz-2.6.7
  vmlinuz-2.6.7-1-k7

:-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-)

Wayne
  
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