Ok, I saw a similar post to this elsewhere in the forum but the problem was never fixed (and some of the system specs were quite differnet). I'm using reiserfs3 and slackware 10. I was trying to update to the latest kernel (2.6.8.1) from the default kernel on slack10. Here's what I do:

su
cd /usr/src
wget kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.8.1.tar.bz2
tar -xjf linux-2.6.8.1.tar.bz2
cd linux-2.6.8.1
make menuconfig

# at this point I selected (what I believe to be) the correct configuration for my computer. *WITH* support for reiserfs

make bzImage
cp /arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot
cp System.map /boot

vi /etc/lilo.conf

changed my boot from:

#beginss
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda2
lable = Linux
read-only
#ends

to:

#beginss
image = /boot/bzImage
root = /dev/hda2
lable = Linux
read-only
#ends

Typed "lilo" and get:
Added Linux *
Added Windows

I then rebooted and got this message when booting:

VFS: Cannot open root devide "302" or unknown-block(3,2)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,2)

At this point my keyboard locks and I have to hit the reset button. Any ideas?

Oh, and a side note: I'm not using any modules. Mostly because I'm not experienced enough with using them that I didn't want to mess around with that. So everything is installed directly into the kernel, no modules.

Does make bzImage work with a 2.6 kernel? I just use make
Sorry I can't see where you've gone wrong but I wish you luck.

Well, I was able to use make bzImage without any trouble, so I assume it works.

I have a feeling you have to

make modules
make modules_install

as some things are modules whether you like it or not. In any case it will not hurt to do the make modules step... the above two lines are all I do. I don't have slack, but compiling the kernel is much the same in all.

Make bzImage works for 2.6.8.1 and I am using that right now.

Linux version 2.6.8.1-atf (root@shiva.home) (gcc version 3.3.2 (Mandrake Linux 10.0 3.3.2-6mdk)) #1 SMP Sun Aug 15 19:21:51 EST 2004

I am getting the same problem. I use the 2.6.6 kernel and it works fine. Did a make oldconfig and said no to everything. No go for 2.6.8. I don't have anything as a module either and every 2.6 kernel works fine this way (1-6). I used:

make oldconfig
make
make modules_install

Any ideas?

btw, I'm using ReiserFS as well.

I'm using ReiserFS and the 2.6.8.1 on my laptop without problems.

Here's my filesystem relevant config and part of my lilo.conf
Hope this helps.

--Shade

Ditto here, Had Reiserfs 3.6 running with 2.6.6 and built generic 2.6.8.1 from kernel.org and it can't boot, doesn't recognize the root partition. 2.6.6. still works fine.

Slack 10 (current)
P4 2.8
Suttle St62K

Guess I will have to tar off the root partition and reformat to ext3. I will leave the rest and see if they work after the systems boots.

OOOOooops!!! I don't know what the problem is, but it is not that the partition was ReiserFS. I switched the root partition to ext3 and still have the same problem, i.e. -- get the unknown block at 302 error, but 302 is also what is passed to 2.6.6 and it works fine there, I AM BAFFLED, but I will stay with 2.6.6. for right now. I walked through the 2 .config files and they seem to be as close as I can make them (there are a few new lines in 2.6.8.1) Oh well, giving up to go see if I can patch up the 2.6.6. kernel to run win4lin. My daughter requires that we have IE6 with Outlook express for here F*&^*&^ing school. They have mail and newsreader requirements that are strange enough that I can't get any other tools to configure correctly (needs SSL on News and Uname/Passwd login and SSL + non-standard port for outgoing messages) I am throwing in the towel to configure a kernel for Win4Lin since I have old Office 97 around and plenty of 98SE copies. I hate for her to have to dual boot just to chat with classmates in college (U. of Phoenix on-line school and they are F(*&(*&ing married at the hip to M$Soft apps)


Sigh . . . .