Many thanks for the reply.

I am using ext2 and used apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-386

How do I go about compliing the filesystem options?

Many Thanks,
                    Johnno

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernie Berg"

> Johnno wrote:
> 
> > 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
> > 
> 
> Are you using ext3 or reiserfs (or maybe some other fs that isn't 
> compiled by default)?  If so you should compile your filesystems option 
> into the kernel rather than making it a module so the kernel can read 
> your file system at boot time.  Optionally you can use initrd, but I 
> don't know much about that.
> 
> hth,
> -- 
> bernie
> 

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