you are right, my apologies
the computer is a novatech laptop P4 processor, woody installed with
kernel 2.2.20 (trying to update to 2.4.18-686),
I have a SiS7012 sound card, SiS900 ethernet card, etc; the important
thing (in my view) is that I've got a winmodem from (also) SiS. I
downloaded the driver to make it work but in the readme file I learnt
that I needed a kernel 2.4.x.
I downloaded the image using apt-get, and I edited lilo (I ENCLOSE
/etc/lilo.conf as attachment)
When executing lilo ( already wrote the output of this....)
.
Then reboot, the MBR appears i choose the new kernel and when it seems
is starting to boot it gives me this error:
request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
VFS: Cannot open root device "305" or 03:05
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 03:05
The root device is correct, is /dev/hda5 which, actually, is my root
partition
I also tried to configure /etc/lilo.conf in different ways (according to
the things I read about) but it got worse (and the end I had to use a
rescue cd to boot into the old kernel) and I did not know where to go
know
any help is welcome
rodrigo
On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 19:06, nate wrote:
> ylbaggar said:
>
> > what did i forget?
>
>
> Is this a game? what can I win? I can't guess what you forgot because you
> didn't include enough information about your hardware and software
> configurations, and where the kernel paniced and what message it gave you
> when it did panic.
>
> the list cannot read minds ...
>
> nate
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# /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)',
# --------------- `install-mbr(8)', `/usr/share/doc/lilo/',
# and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'.
# +---------------------------------------------------------------+
# | !! Reminder !! |
# | |
# | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes to this |
# | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt', or install a new kernel. The |
# | computer will most likely fail to boot if a kernel-image |
# | post-install script or you don't remember to run `lilo'. |
# | |
# +---------------------------------------------------------------+
# Support LBA for large hard disks.
#
lba32
# Overrides the default mapping between harddisk names and the BIOS'
# harddisk order. Use with caution.
#disk=/dev/hde
# bios=0x81
#disk=/dev/sda
# bios=0x80
# Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo installs its boot
# block. It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which
# case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR.
#
boot=/dev/hda
# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/')
#
root=/dev/hda5
# Enable map compaction:
# Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single
# read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the
# map smaller. Using `compact' is especially recommended when
# booting from a floppy disk. It is disabled here by default
# because it doesn't always work.
#
# compact
# Installs the specified file as the new boot sector
# You have the choice between: bmp, compat, menu and text
# Look in /boot/ and in lilo.conf(5) manpage for details
#
install=/boot/boot-menu.b
# Specifies the location of the map file
#
map=/boot/map
# You can set a password here, and uncomment the `restricted' lines
# in the image definitions below to make it so that a password must
# be typed to boot anything but a default configuration. If a
# command line is given, other than one specified by an `append'
# statement in `lilo.conf', the password will be required, but a
# standard default boot will not require one.
#
# This will, for instance, prevent anyone with access to the
# console from booting with something like `Linux init=/bin/sh',
# and thus becoming `root' without proper authorization.
#
# Note that if you really need this type of security, you will
# likely also want to use `install-mbr' to reconfigure the MBR
# program, as well as set up your BIOS to disallow booting from
# removable disk or CD-ROM, then put a password on getting into the
# BIOS configuration as well. Please RTFM `install-mbr(8)'.
#
# password=tatercounter2000
# Specifies the number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) LILO should
# wait before booting the first image.
#
delay=20
# You can put a customized boot message up if you like. If you use
# `prompt', and this computer may need to reboot unattended, you
# must specify a `timeout', or it will sit there forever waiting
# for a keypress. `single-key' goes with the `alias' lines in the
# `image' configurations below. eg: You can press `1' to boot
# `Linux', `2' to boot `LinuxOLD', if you uncomment the `alias'.
#
# message=/boot/bootmess.txt
prompt
timeout=150
# prompt
# single-key
# delay=100
# timeout=100
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)
#
# vga=ask
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go
# here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in
# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
#
# append=""
# Boot up Linux by default.
#
default=Linux
image=/vmlinuz
label=linux
read-only
# restricted
# alias=1
image=/vmlinuz.old
label=kernel-2.2.20
read-only
optional
# restricted
# alias=2
initrd=/initrd.img
# If you have another OS on this machine to boot, you can uncomment the
# following lines, changing the device name on the `other' line to
# where your other OS' partition is.
#
# other=/dev/hda4
# label=HURD
# restricted
# alias=3
other=/dev/hda1
label="paindows"
# other=/dev/hda2
# label="debian"
