Hi,

+ Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10/02/04 10:20]:
> I emerged kernel 2.6.2 dev-gentoo last night and proceeded to get it up and 
> running this evening. When I tried to boot it I ended up with the following 
> problems.
> 
> Step 4: Determining root device
> Root block device unspecified or not detected.
> Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell.
> :   (i input /dev/hdb3 and it continued)
> 
> then it did the next
> 
> Remounting root filesystem read-only (if necesarry)...   [!!]
> Filesystem is NOT cleanly unmounted.
> Partition /dev/hdb3 is mounted with write permissions, cannot check it
> *Filesystem couldn't be fixed :(              [!!]
> Give root password for maintenance
> 
> What could I have done wrong and how do I fix it?
> 
> the snip from my lilo.conf in case it helps.
> 
> #
> image = /boot/kernel-2.6.2-gentoo
>         root = /dev/hdb3
>         #root = /devices/discs/disc0/part3
>         label = Gentoo3
>       initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.2-gentoo
>       append="root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc"
>         read-only # read-only for checking
> # 

I think you need

append = "root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/hdb3"

and maybe also

root=/dev/ram0

Moshe
> 
> thanks in advance for any help
> 
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