Cant mount root kernel 2.6.6
 

When I boot my 2.6.6 kernel it boots fine until it tries to mount root. It says it cant load ext3 or something. I checked off (not as modules, as included.) EVERYTHING in the file systems tab, so whats wrong?

PS. I have a Micorsoft Optical Trackball Mouse, but the scroll wheel isnt working, any ideas?

Hello,

hmm, what's about the chipset and IDE or SCSI drivers?

cu

hp_tux

Ky3l,

It sounds like its not loading the ext3 drivers (or whatever they're called).

If you have your cdrom, use it to boot in to your install (it can be used as a rescue disc) and recompile the kernel. Make sure that you make ext3 in the kernel and not as a module.

Mark

I dont need a rescue disk, I backed up my stuff. And ext3 IS in the kernel not a module.

Ok. Well.... boot to your old kernel and recompile it.

It took me a couple of tries to get things right with the 2.6.x kernel. I had the same problem and it was because I left something out of the Filesystem selection.

Mark

Try passing a parameter to the kernel at boot:

The line should look like this:

kernel /kernel ..... root=/dev/hda1 (where hda1 is the partition you have /boot on)

Good luck!

are you copying an existing .config file?

I found the only way i could get a compile was to NOT copy my 2.4.26 .config file and just select what i wanted.

When i did that my 2.6.6 booted first go, then i just re-compiled untill everything worked

How?

There must be a lilo.conf file somewhere. I don't know I just use grub.

In that file there should be a line saying what I posted above. Change it according to what oyu have.

A little help from Slack users here, please!

Hello,

at the boot prompt (doesn't matter if GRUB or LiLo).

cu

hp_tux

No I mean where do I type it at LiLo, and what do I type if its on /dev/hda3?