Re: Booting 2.6.8 on x686 Sarge without initrd: VFS: Unable to mount root fs

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

KokHow Teh wrote:
> > > Hi;
> > >      I am building 2.6.8 kernel source on my x686 Sarge system wihtout
> > > using initrd. The kernel-patch.2.6.8 only applies to the prebuilt
>
> 2.6.8_2
>
> > > kernel package and not a prestine kernel. So, I am not using initrd for
>
> my
>
> > > 2.6.8 kernel build. The system boots up but cannot mount teh root fs.
>
> What
>
> > > am I missing?
> > >      Any advice and insight is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > TEH
>
>
> > If your not using initrd make sure the driver for the root filesystem is
> > compiled into the kernel 'y' as opposed to as a module 'm'.
>
>
> Does this refer to both the ATA/ATAPI/SCSI harddisk driver and/or the
> EXT2/3 driver..?

Yes, if you want DMA enabled.

Wackojacko