Quoting charles kaufman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hi > Thanks Brad. > On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Brad wrote: > > > > "kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 03:03" > > > > It's still trying to mount root from hda3. i don't know why, since you say > > you've checked and rechecked to make sure /etc/lilo.conf is correct and > > you've run lilo with the correct settings... > > > > Since i can't think of anything else, is the device correct? > > $ ls -l /dev/hda2 > > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 2 Jun 17 22:13 /dev/hda2 > > ^^^^^^ > > > ls -l /dev/hda2 gives > brw-r--r-- 1 root root 3,2 Jul 28 1998 /dev/hda2 > > That's before it's mounted-I have been booting with tomsrtbt (thanks > to Tom!) so it might be different if it actually boots from that device. > > Is there somewhere in the kernel that remembers it used to boot from > /dev/hda3?
Yes. When you copy a kernel (e.g. I copy /boot/vmlinuz to c:\loadlin\zimage for loadlin to boot from dos) you need to rdev it. Type rdev kernel-image to see what it's set to and rdev kernel-image /dev/hda2 to set it. This saves having to tell it where root is every time you boot it. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
