We did all that, and get the same errors ;( any other ideas ??
--- Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi ya > > what filesystem is your / partition ?? > - is it ext2 or ext3 or ?? > - does the kernel you're booting support ext3 if > needed ?? > > from lilo.conf, you're trying to boot the default > /vmlinuz > kernel ... > - make sure it supports ext3 or reiserfs or > whatever > is used for / ( presummably /dev/hdb4 -- wierd > place to keep it ) > > - if you didn't compile it, you need to tell it > where to find / > > lilo# vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4 > > if you get tired of typing root=/... > you will need to run "rdev /vmlinuz /dev/hda4" > assuming that your / is on /dev/hda4 > > > - or boot the other kernels instead till one > of um successfully boots > > c ya > alvin > > > On Fri, 30 May 2003, Mr and Mrs John D Jones III > wrote: > > > ok > > we installed 2.5.69 and on boot we get these > errors > > > > VFS: cannot open root device "344" or hdb4 > > please append a correct "root=" boot option > > kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on hdb4 > > > > this is the boot part of our lilo.conf: > > > > > > # 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=LinuxOLD > > read-only > > optional > > # restricted > > # alias=2 > > image=/boot/bzImage > > label=lin2.5 > > read-only > > # restricted > > # alias=3 > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci > > label=lin2.2 > > read-only > > # restricted > > # alias=4 > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
