> > > > > So, maybe he is using some filesystem without building in the > > support for that fs in the kernel? > > right or the module is not in initramfs. what is the rootfs type?. > check the /lib/modules/<kernel ver>/kernel/fs for the module and the > initramfs by uncompressing, after booting into your old setup. > BTW does gentoo do a compile from scratch for a fresh install?
Um,I'm using a ext3 partition for my /.I guess that's supported.And I used the easy install method(that is the NOT the one "Recommended by devs") Also I re-tried Osric's method without using sudo update-grub which I'd done last time in the hope that it would prove to be the stumbling block. But no go,it still can't find a valid block device for root.I tried giving it (Xd0,Y) where I put both "s" and "h" for X and "8" and "9" for Y.No go,it still gets a kernel panic attempting to kill init. Regards, Easwar -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
