----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert P. J. Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:15 am Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Compiling a RedHat Kernel
> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Robert, > > when I tried the 'mkinitrd' it told me I already had an image > file... I don't think I built SCSI support into the kernel > though... I don't think I have an SCSI devices. > > > > Should I build SCSI support? > > > > Shane > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert P. J. Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:33 am > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Compiling a RedHat Kernel > > > > > On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I just compiled a new kernel for RedHat 9, but when I boot > this > > > new kernel it says: > > > > > > > > VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" > > > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > > > Kernel panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs 00:00 > > > > > > > > So I checked the 'grub.conf' file and it has a listing for > > > exactly the > > > > same parameters as the other kernels (which work fine) > > > > > > > > Any ideas about what I missed here? > > > > > > yup. you can't boot your root partition using "LABEL=" without an > > > initrd.img. it doesn't matter if you built ext3 support into the > > > kernel or not. > > > > > > either switch the entry for the root partition back to a /dev/hdxy > > > notation, or use "mkinitrd" to build an initrd.img. either way > > > will work fine. > > rule #1: never top post. :-) > > rule #2: test this by replacing the LABEL= parameter with the actual > device notation. let's first verify that that will fix the problem. > > it's well known (well, ok, well known to me :-) that the kernel cannot > nandle the LABEL= notation. by using an initrd, the mounting is done > in userspace, so it should work. > > i do notice that you have an initrd.img, but humor me anyway. > and even if you have an IDE only machine, you should always build > in generic SCSI support at least, since that's how, for instance, > USB zip drives will appear to the kernel. > > try the /dev/ notation and see what happens. make sure all your > /etc/fstab entries are correct as well. > > rday > Thanks again. The new kernel did boot with the root=/dev/hda2 parameter. I got some usb errors and my network connection failed, but I can track it down. Shane
