Please ignore my previous post; I made a typo in silo.conf :-/ Kernel boots all the way to login prompt now, but X fails to start, keyboard keys are scrambled, and ethernet (happymeal) is not detected.
Peter > VFS: Cannot open root device "hda1 or unknown-block(0,0) > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > unknown-block(0,0) > > Kernel 2.4.27 works fine with same silo.conf root=/dev/hda1 parameter > Some googling showed this thread > http://kerneltrap.org/node/970?PHPSESSID=4a8124f9c01a609470d7f352429b97b2 > and a suggested fix "you must "INCLUDE IDE/ATA disk Support" compile in > your kernel and not as module..." seemed to work there. > I don't know much about kernel stuff, I hope this makes sense to > someone. Back to my previous kernel for now. > > Peter > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

