On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 02:28:43AM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote: > On 09/27/2008 10:42 PM, Arthur Barlow wrote: >> I have used Debian for many years and I have always used the >> kernel-package program that is included with Debian to compile new >> kernels. I have an older Athlon PC that has the Reiserfs 3.6 on it. >> After I do the "make-kpkg --revision= ## kernel-image" and then use >> "dpkg -i" to install the new kernel, I keep getting a kernel panic. >> The message reads like this: >> >> VFS: Cannot open rootdevice "301" or unknown-block(3,1) >> Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are available >> partitions: >> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on >> unknown-block(3,1) >> >> It appears to have trouble mounting the file systems. I've never run >> into this before. The boot manager is still "lilo" and there is a >> "root=/dev/hda1" statement in the "lilo.conf" file. Any suggestions >> would be appreciated. Thanks. >> >> > > You seem to be the second person in two days who has complained about > this. Has kernel.org changed how IDE devices are accessed? > > For the time being, you can probably boot using a root of /dev/sda1. The > problem is probably that the kernel IDE driver (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE) is > not being loaded before libata (CONFIG_ATA). I'm running 2.6.26.5 with a > config file that I've used for about a year; I generally get my kernels > from kernel.org. Interestingly, I installed the latest 2.6.26.6 and I was burning a dvd, but I had to reboot the machine because the process got stuck, I could not kill 09 the process and it locked the dvd drive > > It would be interesting to know where your kernel source comes from. > Also, please give us the output of these commands: > > grep BLK_DEV_IDE .config > grep "CONFIG_S\?ATA" .config > > BTW, I have both BLK_DEV_IDE and BLK_DEV_IDEDISK set to "y". > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- A young girl once committed suicide because her mother refused her a new bonnet. Coroner's verdict: "Death from excessive spunk." -- Sacramento Daily Union, September 13, 1860
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