severity 438594 normal tags 438594 moreinfo stop On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 12:57:09AM -0400, Paul wrote: > > After installing the new linux-image package and rebooting, the boot process > failed with: > > RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0 > RAMDISK: incomplete write(-1 != 32768) 4134304 > VFS: cannot open root device "/dev/hda2" or unknown-block(0,0) > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs or unknown-block(0,0)
that error comes up if you forget to pass the initrd boot param. that error is not from the standard initramfs that linux-2.6 uses. please post your /boot/grub/menu.lst -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]