Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:37:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:36:10 -0500 Received: from ns.suse.de ([213.95.15.193]:9230 "EHLO Cantor.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:35:38 -0500 Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:43:23 +0100 From: Stefan Reinauer To: Matt Young Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: grub and 2.5.50 Message-ID: <20021211134322.GA23761@suse.de> References: <200212091640.35716.wz6b@arrl.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200212091640.35716.wz6b@arrl.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-OS: Linux 2.4.19 alpha Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1032 Lines: 26 * Matt Young [021210 01:40]: > These grub commands work with SUSE 2.4.19-4GB: > > kernel (hd0,0)/bzImage root=/dev/hda3 vga=791 > initrd (hd0,0)/initrd > > But with 2.5.50 the kernel panics after Freeing the initrd memory with > "Unable te mount root FS, please correct the root= cammand line" > I have compiled with the required file systems (EXT2,EXT3,REISERFS). Did you also compile in support for the root device itself (i.e. ide or scsi driver). These are loaded via the initrd normally on SuSE, which will not work, if you did not install newer modutils.. Stefan -- The x86 isn't all that complex - it just doesn't make a lot of sense. -- Mike Johnson, Leader of 80x86 Design at AMD Microprocessor Report (1994) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/