Hey, I'm new to this mailing list. I'm pretty familiar with linux administration but I'm fairly new to using it as a workstation. I'm hoping to solve a problem that I've run into several times with sarge, usually causing me to fallback on pre-compiled kernel images from apt.
I have a fresh sarge installation on a Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop. I have everything configured as well as I can with the kernel image, so I've compiled a 2.6.8 kernel. However, booting into the new kernel gives me the following panic: VFS: Cannot open root device "hda2" or unknown-block(0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) I have WinXP on hda1 with the Debian installation on a single partition, hda2. Here's the config from my menu.list: title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.820041219 root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.820041219 root=/dev/hda2 ro vga=791 savedefault boot I've googled around and tried a few general fixes, but none of them have worked. They involved removing the root= line, putting root= on its own line (I was desperate), and making sure the ext2 and 3 were included in the kernel, as well as the obsolete VFS modules. Here's my .config: http://www.technomyst.com/.config I doubt it's causing the problem but I've also installed official nvidia drivers. Other then that I'm not using any kernel patches. Thanks! -Ryan Foley -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
