Thanks for those that pointed me to initird and the fact that the 2.4 is an initrd kernel. Indeed I should have read more carefully the note splashed on the screen when installing the new kernel.
expensive lesson. Eric Smith said: > > I mailed a week ago regarding this and have been suffering ever since. > > I have a working booting woody installation with a 2.2.20-idepci > kernel. Then installed a 2.4.20 kernel as a dual boot. > > Whenever I select the 2.4.20 kernel, I get the below error: > > Cannot open root device "302" or 03:02 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel Panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:02 > > fs is ext2. > Now why does the newer kernel not see the root fs? > Has it to with the proc fs not being mounted or > some required modules not being loaded. I am not sure if the modules > in /etc/modules get loaded before the panic seen below. > Wish there was more debug info. > > What gives? > > > Thanks > > PS: > above kernel panic, I can see FWIW: > kswapd > VFS: dquot.6.4.0 > devfs: boot options : 0x0 > RAMDISK DRIVER > NET4 > > > > -- > Eric Smith -- Eric Smith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
