Slackware 11.0 w/ 2.6 Kernel panic on first boot (unknown-block)
 

I installed slackware 11.0 on both a Dell M1210 (XPS) and an ASUS Z71V the dell with test26 and the other with huge26. Both came up with errors on load...

From ASUS Z71V w/ huge26
VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or unknown-block(3,3)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,3)


The Dell error was almost the same. I am not at all sure what this means. I wanted kernel 2.6 because I thought it supported wireless while 2.4 didn't. Any thoughts?

Thank you in advance
Brian

Did you install the kernel modules?

I am not really sure does it ask you to? I just did a full installation.

No it does not ask you to but it tells you to in the documentation.

This is why you are getting a kernel panic.

Edit: the same applies for the test26 kernel

No it doesn't ask you to install the modules. If you installed the huge 2.6.17.13 kernel then you need to install the huge modules which are located on CD #2 in the extra directory.
If you installed the test 2.6.18 kernel then you need to install the test modules which are located on CD #4 in the testing-2.6.18 directory.
These directories will also be on the DVD. You need to mount the CD as root then navigate to the directory and use the installpkg command to install the modules.

Do you have a link to the documentation? I checked the slackware website and couldn't find it.

well it doesn't seem to hard

http://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub...slackware-11.0

Specifically the Slackware-HOWTO document

To mount your CD, for my hardware anyway:

#mount /mnt/cdrom

ok after the install which I selected huge26

mount /dev/hdd /cdrom
cd /extra/linux-2.6.17.13
installpkg kernel-modules-2.6.17.13-i486-1.tgz

I think I missing something. Do I need to do something like mount /dev/hda1 / before all of that to make my / dir the accutal / of the system? Anyways I get the same error.

Another thing to do when you install huge. When you get to the part in the install process that asks you to install the kernel (later on in the process) Choose "install from CD". You will be prompted for the first install CD (insert and install kernel)
Don't choose "Use the kernel I booted from". I hope that works for you.
Good luck.

I used the DVD

Okay. That is odd. If you installed the kernel modules for huge and installed the kernel from the DVD it should work.
Did you install lilo to the MBR?
Maybe you have some hardware compatibility with the huge kernel?
I'm not sure, man. Good luck:-)

I do have a sata would that be a hardware problem?

I don't think it should be. The huge kernel does support sata according to the readme.txt.