Slackware 11.0 w/ 2.6 Kernel panic on first boot (unknown-block)
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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?
No it does not ask you to but it tells you to in the documentation.
Quote:
IMPORTANT! If you install with the huge.s kernel
you will need to find the /extra/linux-2.6.17.13
directory later and install at least the
kernel-modules package in it to have full hardware
support.
I am not really sure does it ask you to? I just did a full installation.
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.
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.
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.
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:-)
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