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
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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