On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 02:03:15AM -0500, Christopher J. Noyes wrote:
> I just installed the 2.4.16 686 kernel image and now when I boot I get these messages
>
> request_module[block-major-3]: root fs not mounted
> VFS: cannot open root device "hda8" or 3:08
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel Panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 3:08
I don't suppose you changed your bootloader at the
same time, did you? It sounds like you switched to
grub and neglected to pass the necessary kernel
arguments.
If this is indeed the case, boot using the rescue
kernel, and in the file /boot/grub/menu.lst, look
for a part that looks like:
title linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda1
initrd /initrd.img
boot
You will need to change the numbers following BOTH
of the references to "root", according to what drive
and partition are root. You can probably leave the
first one alone, considering grub seems to be
finding your kernel just fine.
Cheers,
Jason Whittle
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