Re: Persistant issue with 2.4.20 kernel - solved

Thanks for those that pointed me to initird and the fact that the 2.4 is an initrd kernel. Indeed I should have read more carefully the note splashed on the screen when installing the new kernel. expensive lesson. Eric Smith said: > > I mailed a week ago regarding this and have been suf

Persistant issue with 2.4.20 kernel - VFS: Cannot open root device

in /etc/modules get loaded before the panic seen below. Wish there was more debug info. What gives? Thanks PS: above kernel panic, I can see FWIW: kswapd VFS: dquot.6.4.0 devfs: boot options : 0x0 RAMDISK DRIVER NET4 -- Eric Smith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub

Re: sarge and sid issues with VFS: Cannot open root device - catch 22

;s e1000 > driver included, so you could even compile the driver right into the > kernel. _great_ idea - will do that. > > Are you sure that you have given the kernel the right root= parameter? yup -- Eric Smith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: sarge and sid issues with VFS: Cannot open root device - catch 22

According to Chris Tillman on Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 06:47:20PM -0700: > On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 11:49:48PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > > I can install and boot potato no problem however using the sarge install > > CD and installing either sarge or sid, I have the same error message.

sarge and sid issues with VFS: Cannot open root device

3:02 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel Panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:02 Perhaps it has to do with defining a root=/dev/discs/... or some other path Thanks for any suggestions. -- Eric Smith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &