On Thursday 29 May 2008, Pawel K wrote: > I compiled the kernel with all modules: > > make allmodconfig > make > make modules_install > > I have udev running on my machine since more than a year. > I created the following section in grub.conf: > > title vanilla-all-modules > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/kernel-all-modules root=/dev/hda1 > > The kernel is unable to mount my ext3 root filesystem. > It shows the following message: > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(0,0). > > (hd0,0) is correct since I copied it from my daily grub section. > I have ext3.ko in the following path: > /lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko > > Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem.
The driver for the root filesystem must be built into the kernel (not as a module) unless you use an initramfs that loads the modul before the kernel/init take over. Uwe -- Ignorance killed the cat, sir, curiosity was framed! -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
