I had the same error and resolved it by: cd /usr/src/linux cp .config ~/ make mrproper cp ~/.config . make all modules_install install
/joel On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 15:52, Kurt Guenther wrote: > I do have the ext2/ext3 compiled into the kernel. > > Where can I read up more on the initrd? The gentoo install docs have > the manual kernel build w/o an initrd. > > --Kurt > > > > Thomas Sjolshagen wrote: > > >You sure you've got either the ext3 modules included in an initrd image, > >or (the simplest approach) compiled into the 2.6 kernel? > > > >Another possibility is that the initrd image contains something it > >shouldn't, and that you'll be able to boot if you delete the initrd boot > >entry. > > > > // Thomas > > > >On Tue, 2004-02-10 at 22:53, Kurt Guenther wrote: > > > > > >>I keep getting this error at boot: > >> > >>VFS: Cannot open root device "hda7" or hda7 > >>Please append a correct "root=" boot option > >>Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on hda7 > >> > >>Seems straightforward, but my grub.conf has: > >> > >>title Gentoo (2.6.1-r1) > >> root (hd0,4) > >> kernel (hd0,4)/kernel-2.6.1-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/hda7 > >> > >>and I checked the /etc/fstab and it has > >> > >>/dev/hda7 / ext3 noatime 0 1 > >> > >>Not sure what's up. hda7 is definitely my Gentoo root. > >> > >>--Kurt > >> > >> > >>-- > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >> > >> > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
