I just compiled a new kernel(3rd time). It is version 2.6.1. WWhen I select from Lilo it says "Loading newlinux EBDA too big". Newlinux is the name of the entry in Lilo.
Why is this happening
Thanks
bye

hey. ca you post some more details pls?
relevant snippets from /etc/lilo.conf, and your /boot structure might help. also, i hope u ran lilo as root before reboot?
thanks.

Ok lilo.conf part is:
image="/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.1"
label="Newlinux"
root="/dev/hdc6"
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.6.1.img"
read-only
vga=normal
append="devfs=mount acpi=off quiet"

I currently have two kernels in /boot and the relevent initrd and system.map files.

I ran lilo as root but now I am getting another error message:
Kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on hdc6

Now what is the problem

thanks for replying
bye

can u now post /etc/fstab for me?
actually, "fdisk -l" too.

This is fstab:
/dev/hdc6 / xfs defaults 1 1
none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
none /mnt/cdrom supermount dev=/dev/hda,fs=auto,ro,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /mnt/floppy supermount dev=/dev/fd0,fs=auto,--,iocharset=iso8859-15,sync,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hdc1 /mnt/win_c vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hdd1 /mnt/win_c2 ntfs iocharset=iso8859-15,ro,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hdc5 /mnt/win_d ntfs iocharset=iso8859-15,ro,umask=0 0 0
/dev/hdd2 /mnt/win_d2 vfat iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850,umask=0 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hdc7 swap swap defaults 0 0

And here is fdisk -l
Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: 20.5 GB, 20547841536 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2498 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1 * 1 523 4200966 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part2 524 2498 15864187+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part5 524 1829 10490413+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part6 1830 2428 4811436 83 Linux
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part7 2429 2498 562243+ 82 Linux swap

Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target1/lun0/disc: 541 MB, 541230080 bytes
32 heads, 63 sectors/track, 524 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 = 1032192 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target1/lun0/part1 1 406 409216+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target1/lun0/part2 407 524 118944 b Win95 FAT32

Here you go.

hmm, root is pointing to the right place. unless you're sure about needing initrd, i would comment that line out from lilo.conf (and run lilo again) (im out of ideas now...)

Okay tried it but it still dowsn't work. DO you think intalling the latest version of xfsprogs will make it work?

I just had the same problem, i fixed mine when i realized my hd was reiserfs and i forgot to load support for it in my kernel

Did you compile it into the kernel or as a module?

sorry it took me so long to get back to your question, ive been gone for a while

i comlile riserfs right into the kernel
it would probily be fine as a module
but i personaly prefer it in the kernel