--- Alphonse Ogulla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > Just compiled kernel 2.4.21 but cannot boot it > despite creating the initrd > image and respective links in / to files in /boot. > The last 5 lines printed on screen before hang-up > are printed below. > > RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting > at 0. > Freeing initrd memory: 2664k freed > VFS: Cannot open root device "301" or 03:01 > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01 > > Passing root=/dev/hda1 to lilo at boot time did not > bear fruit. > Created initrd as follows: > # mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd.img-2.4.21 > /lib/modules/2.4.21 > > Added the following lines in lilo.conf before > running lilo. > ..... > image=/vmlinuz-2.4.21 initrd=/initrd.img-2.4.21 > label=2.4.21 > root=/dev/hda1 > read-only > > Grateful for any assistance in resolving this > difficulty. > > -- > Alphonse Ogulla > Nairobi, Kenya >
Check that: - under "File systems", "Second extended fs support" has "y" - under "Block devices", "Normal PC floppy disk support" has "y" - under "ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support", "IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices" has "y" - under submenu "IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block Devices", "Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL disk/cdrom/tape/floppy support" and "Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK support" have "y" clicked. This helped me to solve similar problems - I hope it'll help you too Joris __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
