Help!!

LinuzRulz · 03-03-2002, 06:05 PM

Just compiled a new kernel.................everything went well until...........booting into it. I get Kernel Panic......unable to mount Root fs

any insight is appreciated

bbenz3 · 03-03-2002, 06:11 PM

can you provide alittle more info into exactly how you went about doing all of this. ie did you remember to update the lilo settings.....

LinuzRulz · 03-03-2002, 06:29 PM

Followed the Mandrake howto.
get this:

Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01

bbenz3 · 03-03-2002, 06:46 PM

have you tried using the boot disk that you might have made at the time of install? Other than that I would not know anything else to do but reinstall.

LinuzRulz · 03-03-2002, 07:13 PM

Still able to boot into the old kernel
When I boot into the new kernel I get

Append a "root=" boot option
Kernel panic:VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:05

Alinuxnoob · 03-04-2002, 09:20 AM

Virtual memory file system support or (former shm fs) was giving me the kernel panic error. What I did was disable this feature in the kernel and then recompile the kernel.......

gokussj · 03-04-2002, 02:37 PM

Probably is not a great advice, but i try: LinuzRulz have you selected the ext2 fs support, not as module, but builted-in, in the kernel menuconfig?

LinuzRulz · 03-04-2002, 07:35 PM

Have tried all of these things....................thanks for the help.
Will try again when I have a little more knowledge.