kernel problem

setenv02 · 04-19-2005, 05:11 PM

I'm wondering if anybody can help me out with this error. When compiling the kernel I recieve this error on bootup, cannot open root device label = /. Please append a correct root = boot option. Kernel panic VFS: unable to mount root fs on 00:00. If anybody can give me feedback on this problem that would help tremendously.

ilikejam · 04-19-2005, 05:26 PM

Hi.

Open /boot/grub/grub.conf and change the root=XXX bit to 'root=/dev/hdXX' where hdXX is your / partition (mine's /dev/hda2).

Dave

setenv02 · 04-20-2005, 01:52 PM

Yea I'm not sure if that will work I mean i'll try changing it to my / partition but I'm not sure if i have ext2 and ext3 compiled into the kernel.

setenv02 · 04-20-2005, 05:45 PM

I've tried changing my / partition in grub.conf, but nothing has changed and it still gives me the same error.

ilikejam · 04-20-2005, 06:46 PM

Did you make an initrd when you compiled?