On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 02:24:35AM -0600, Gary Turner wrote: > I just upgraded the kernel to 2.4.17 in a deb package. The install > apparently went ok. On reboot I got the following: > > >request_module[block-major-31]: Root fs not mounted > >VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or 03:03 > >please append a correct "root=" boot option > >kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:03 > > Obviously this is hand copied. > > hda3 is my root partition > > Now as near as I can make out, the "root=" boot option must refer to > /etc/lilo.conf. Of which there is none on my system.
There really should be.... > Was I using > /etc/fstab for this info with 2.2? No. > Do I need to 1) boot from rescue > floppy, 2) mount fs's, and 3) use ae to save that little root= thingy to > /etc/lilo.conf? As a temporary fix I would do this. Put a new floppy in the floppy drive cat /vmlinux > /dev/fd0 rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda3 You should now have a boot floppy that is a lot more convienent to use. > Or, is there something completely different to do? For one thing, make sure lilo is installed. If it is then you should be able to run "liloconfig" and end up with a working lilo.conf file. -- Ray
