On Thu, 2002-03-21 at 21:42, Pier wrote: > My kenel (2.4.18) panic. > Request_module[block-major-3]:Root fs not mounted > 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 > > I'm afraid that (as I read it) > the problem comes from my mother board which is a K7S5A > (Duron 1GH) and seems to have trouble with memory > that cause file corruption. But kernel 2.2 is ok.
Nope.... that's not it... This message tells you that the kernel cannot find the root partition. This can be because it is f**ked up, or because the kernel is just looking in the wrong place. Since we'll assume all is well, and your drive still works, you need to tell the kernel where to find the root disk/partition. On the lilo prompt enter what You usually enter (linux, or whatever) and after it type: 'root=/dev/hdx#' which x# replaced by the correct drive and partition number (Primary master = hda, slave=hdb, secondary master hdc, slave=hdd, scsi's sda-sd?. Partitions are numbered from 1) WHen you find the correct one, linux should continue booting. After getting it up and running fix your lilo (or grub) configfile and reinstall lilo. -- Mark Janssen Unix / Linux, Open-Source and Internet Consultant @ SyConOS IT E-mail: mark(at)markjanssen.nl / maniac(at)maniac.nl GnuPG Key Id: 357D2178 Web: Maniac.nl Unix-God.[Net|Org] MarkJanssen.[com|net|org|nl] SyConOS.[com|nl]
