Re: kernel compile - Unable to mount root fs

[Aioanei Rares <debian.dev.list@gmail.com>]

Soren Orel wrote:
> debian lenny
>
> I download 2.6.30-1 source
> tar -xjf linux-2.6.30.1.tar.bz2
> cd linux-2.6.30.1
> cp /boot/config-2.6.26-2-686 ./.config
> apt-get install make gcc libncurses5-dev
> make menuconfig (replace M to *):
>
> Device Drivers - Multiple device support (RAID and LVM) - Device 
> mapper support
> File systems - Ext3 journalling file system support
>
> time make -j2
> make modules_install install
> update-grub
>
> then...reboot...
>
> "VFS: Unable to mount root fs on"
>
> What am I missing? I still have to make more "modules to built-ins"?
>
> thank you... :\
Did grub made an entry in its menu allowing you to boot in single mode? 
Try that please and report back. I've had the same problem a while ago 
on testing/unstable.