Deboo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > VFS: Cannot open root device "" or 03:06 > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:06
Did you compile in the correct filesystem? (ie ext3, ext2). When you are using initrd, did you compile in support for initrd *and* ram? I generally avoid initrd if I can, and only use if I building generic kernels (which is about never) Also, note that 2.6 kernels won't work in Woody unless you have backports of module-init-tools (and probably a couple of other stuff). > 4. make menuconfig (If this is a re-compile of the same kernel I'm > currently using, then copy the it's .config to this dir) If you are upgrading, do make oldconfig > 7. If all ok, run make modules_install (Sometimes all is ok till step 6 > but this one fails) > 8. If all ok, copy arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot/vmlinuz-2.x.x > 9. Copy System.map to /boot/System.map-2.x.x I usually copy before I make modules_install, but I don't know if it makes any difference > 11. Make an initrd image: mkinitrd -r /dev/hdax -o initrd-2.x.x.img > /lib/modules/2.x.x Is the -r switch really necessary? And I never added /lib/modules/2.x.x. Did you make changes to /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf and /etc/mkinitrd/modules to add the modules you need to boot up? -- John L. Fjellstad web: http://www.fjellstad.org/ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
