Re: Debian/Lilo problem

2004-05-16 Thread David Baron
Try placing the root= in your mkinitrd.conf. # If this is set to probe mkinitrd will try to figure out what's needed to # mount the root file system. This is equivalent to the old PROBE=on setting. ROOT="/dev/hdb1 ext3" substitute your file system, ext2, etc. Quotes are necessary for correct par

Re: Debian/Lilo problem

2004-05-16 Thread Ping Wing
in lilo.conf , enter line root=/dev/*d** for example root=/dev/hda1 cheers, http://www.axeltabs.com/ __ axel --- Denis Croombs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to get a Debian system 3.0 to use a > 2.4.16-k7 kernel > I have added the kernel to lilo.conf & entered the > command lilo but

Re: Debian/Lilo problem

2004-05-16 Thread Baurjan Ismagulov
On Sun, May 16, 2004 at 07:17:23PM +0100, Denis Croombs wrote: > I am using ext2 I have tried with and without initrd ! Is ext2 compiled into your kernel? If it is a module, you might need to add it to your initrd. If you have a serial console, a full boot output would help. Is it a standard Deb

Re: Debian/Lilo problem

2004-05-16 Thread Baurjan Ismagulov
Hello, Denis, On Sun, May 16, 2004 at 07:02:27PM +0100, Denis Croombs wrote: > I am trying to get a Debian system 3.0 to use a 2.4.16-k7 kernel > I have added the kernel to lilo.conf & entered the command lilo but get a > error (I do not get the error if I try using the 2.2.20-idepci kernel) the >

Debian/Lilo problem

2004-05-16 Thread Denis Croombs
I am trying to get a Debian system 3.0 to use a 2.4.16-k7 kernel I have added the kernel to lilo.conf & entered the command lilo but get a error (I do not get the error if I try using the 2.2.20-idepci kernel) the error is:- request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted VFS: Cannot open root d