Rod Rioux wrote: > > I recompiled a new ht x series server with 2.4.20 kernel > When I reboot I get > cannot open root device label=/ > please append correct root= option > kernel panic vfs error ... blah blah > > The first thing i thought was it was a module or lack of module error. > So I booted into the stock kernel.. did an lsmod and compiled those > modules into the kernel.. Still same error... Heres the funny thing... > If I specify that the / partition is /dev/sda6 instead of using the label, > it boots... > > Does someone have a workaround for this or do I have to change all > my labels to /dev/xxx whenever I recompile a kernel ?
You don't need to touch the labels. Are you having a redhat system and you replaced the redhat kernel with your own ? And you did not make an initrd ? More details would be helpful : - fdisk -l ( the partitions of all your hard drives ) - cat /boot/grub/grub.conf ( your grub configuration ) -- David Balazic -------------- "Be excellent to each other." - Bill S. Preston, Esq., & "Ted" Theodore Logan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
