Ok I just tried loading my newly built 2.6.3 kernel and recieved this error

VFS: Cannot open root device "1645" or unknown-block(22,69)
Please append a coorect "root=" boot option
Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(22,69)

Here is my Lilo.conf

map=/boot/map
bitmap=/boot/mepis.bmp
bmp-colors=2,,,3,,
bmp-table=90p,160p,1,15,17
bmp-timer=400p,148p,3,2,
boot=/dev/hda
backup=/dev/null
timeout=10
prompt
default=Windows
image=/boot/bzImage
vga=normal
label=linux-2.6.3
append="nomce hdc=ide-scsi "
root=/dev/hdd5

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22
vga=normal
label=linux
append="nomce hdc=ide-scsi keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1"
root=/dev/hdd5
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22
vga=791
label=failsafe
append="nomce "
root=/dev/hdd5
image=/boot/memtest86.bin
label=memtest
other=/dev/hda1
label=Windows
table=/dev/hda

I biult all the filesystems I use into the kernel and not just Modules. I did the make xconfig.... make.... make modules_install and cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot along with lilo to set it up in the bootloader. Not sure what I did wrong any help would me great.


Thanks
Maximus2000

Post your kernel configuration file, but only the part which deals with blockdevices. Did you include ide harddrive support in your kernel?

Ok I found my error.. It had to do w/ not compiling the IDE HDD support into the kerenl but as a module. Looks like my make xconfig is messed up, not all the options are availiable. I needed to use make config b/c make menuconfig does not work. Now I have a new proble. I am using Mepis linux, and meauto (Mepis hardware auto detection) does not work. So when I get to a console log on I can not log on. My keyboard does not work. I did post this in Mepis forum also. Maybe someone here can help also. Thanks