On 4/22/07, Alan Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ahh, I understand. The mount point /boot doesn't exists at that > >> time and root means the root directory (/), that resides on hda3. > >> > >> The kernel is loading now, but I get another Error: > >> > >> VFS: Cannot open root device "hda3" 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) > > This error can also be due to not having the correct filesystem driver > builtin to your kernel. If hda3 is ext3 or ReiserFS or something make > sure you have the right driver BUILTIN to your kernel. If it is a module > or not built at all, your kernel will not able to load the partition. > > This is quite a common problem and crops up in these lists regularly. > > Cheers > > Al
I believe that is a slightly different message. But it's worth checking :) Also, it might be that you forgot to compile drivers for your hard drive? Grub might find them because it is core stuff using BIOS things, but the kernel still needs drivers to interact with the hard drive right? Tijnema > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
