On Wednesday 03 October 2001 04:15 am,Joel Hammer wrote: > I am rusty on lilo.conf, but here is what works in my box. > > image = /vmlinuz-NoModules > label = linux > root = /dev/hda1 > read-only > vga = ask > append = "debug=2 noapic nosmp" > On my linux box, device 8:04 is sda4. (ls -al /dev). I don't know > nuthin' about scsi.
My root directory is on my scsi sda4, and my lilo.conf looks like yours except for the root = /dev/sda4. At least I now know what the "804" means. Thanks. So now I just need to know why the filesystem won't mount. I'm not sure it's a lilo problem. > Joel > > On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 02:53:28AM -0700, Tony Alfrey wrote: > > Hi list! > > > > Can someone help me diagnose my kernel bonk? When I try to boot a > > 2.4.4 kernel that I compiled, it seems to go quite a ways into the > > boot-up process before it crashes with the following message: > > > > NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0 > > request_module [block-major-8]: Root fs not mounted > > VFS: Cannot open root device "804" or 08:04 > > Please append a correct "root = " boot option > -- Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'd rather be sailing" _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
