Hello Linuxer's, I am having a problem recompiling the 2.4.5 kernel on Debian potato install. I have loaded the latest Debian base box 2.2.19pre from the internet and have updated the various support libraries, and programs from http://people.debian.org/~bunk/debian. I have followed the Linux kernal-HOWTO and retrieved the linux-2.4.5.tar.bz2, bunzip2 it and uncompressed it with tar. I used make oldconfig to see if I could just update the kernel with 2.2 settings and get the same kernel panic below. the lilo.conf file points root=/dev/sda which is the correct hard disk. I have a 3Com905C NIC and ATI Rage video card. When I reboot the PC,which is a Gateway PIII 700, I get the following error.
. .. TCP: Hash tables configured(established 16384 bind 16384) NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/smp for Linux NET4.0 ds: no socket drivers loaded request-module[block-major-8]: Root fs not mounted. VFS: Cannot open root device "801" or 08:01 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01 I can reboot back into Debian 2.2 just find. PLEASE HELP Thanks in advance Dan Hutchinson TASC PS: please cc me since I am not on all the lists I am mail too ___________________________________________________________________ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com
