I have just tried to install the latest 2.6.22-r9 kernel
I copied the config file across from the present 2.6.17.r8 installed kernel,
then recompiled.
The grub line which works for the 2.6.17-r8 kernel is:
# For booting GNU/Linux
title Gentoo Linux 2.6.17-r8
root (hd0,4)
kernel /kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r8 root=/dev/sda3
#initrd /initrd.img
I created the following grub line for the new kernel
# For booting GNU/Linux
title Gentoo Linux 2.6.22-r9
root (hd0,4)
kernel /kernel-2.6.22-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/sda3
#initrd /initrd.img
The fstab is as follows
# <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>
/dev/sda5 /boot ext3 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/sda2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/dvdrw /mnt/dvdrw iso9660 noauto,user 0 0
#/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0
/dev/sda7 /mnt/data ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/hde1 /mnt/backup ext3 noatime 0 1
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
In other words, the boot directory is at sda5, and the root directory is at
sda3. sda3 is the bootable partition.
When I try to access the new kernel, I get the following error text
(summarised)
Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown block (0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
Here are the available partitions
hde driver: ide-disk
hde1
hdf driver: ide-disk
hdf1
hda driver: ide-cdrom
kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
Can anyone point me in the direction of why the new kernel will not boot,
while the old one boots fine?
Thanks
Jeff
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