Robert's right, I answered without a close read...  Sorry.

Kev.


----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Compiling a RedHat Kernel


> Thanks for your help...
>
> I believe I have 'built in' EXT3 support. I just checked the 'menuconfig'
and see a * beside it.
>
> Here's the grub.conf
>
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this
file
> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> #          root (hd0,0)
> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda2
> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/hda
> default=1
> timeout=10
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.21)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.21.img
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-18.9)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-18.9 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-18.9.img
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-13.9)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-13.9 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-13.9.img
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-9)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-9 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-9.img
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:13 am
> Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Compiling a RedHat Kernel
>
> > Did you include support for the correct file systems?  ie: EXT2 or
> > 3  Or
> > Reiser?
> >
> > Also, can you boot if you manually enter the parameters from the
> > grub menu
> > when it first starts up?  Maybe post the grub.conf.
> >
> > Kev.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:02 AM
> > Subject: (clug-talk) Compiling a RedHat Kernel
> >
> >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Shane
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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