----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 8:17 PM Subject: Kernel Panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 21:04
> I'm trying to set up a new machine this weekend, and i'm in trouble. > > I installed a minimal "stable" over the network. then upgraded to Progeny. > Then I wen to istall the 2.4 kernel packages from > http://people.debian.org/~bunk (thanks for the good work on these BTW). > > Now, I have a problem. The machine will no longer boot from the hard disk. > I get the message from the subject line. I can boot it from the boot > floppy. > > During the install of the 2.4 kernel package. I goot a message about > needing to add a initrd line to lilo.conf. It sufested puting a line in > /etc/kern-img.conf (from memory). I have tried this, and also tried adding > the sugested initrd line to /etc/lilo.conf. But nieht gets me to the point > where I can boot from the hard disk. > > Help Please! Hi! Have you called the command "lilo" once at the command line after changing lilo.conf? Maybe that'll do it. Cheers, Stephan
