This is not a LILO problem. This is a known kernel bug since 2.6.0-test5 IIRC.
Search in google and you will find quite a long thread about this. Shahid Bhatti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi All, > I have installed the new kernel deb package 2.6.0 and after > configuring lilo and rebooting I am not able to boot the machine > successfully. I am getting the following error: > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > VFS:Cannot open root device "301" or unknwon-block(3,1) > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs or unknown-block(3,1) > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > And the system just hangs there. I am using sid distribution. > Any help from you will be highly appreciated, thanks. > > --SmB > > > This is my simple /etc/lilo.conf here which looks like the following: > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > lba32 > boot=/dev/hda > root=/dev/hda1 > install=/boot/boot.b > map=/boot/map > delay=20 > vga=normal > default=Linux > #image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19 > image=/boot/vmlinuz > label=Linux > append="root=/dev/hda1" > read-only > image=/vmlinuz.old > label=Linux\ (old) > read-only > # restricted > # alias=1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Andrés Roldán <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Key-ID: 0xB29396EB http://people.fluidsignal.com/~aroldan
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