RE: Cannot boot after new Kernel Build

From: Zhu, Yi
Date: Sat Jan 10 2004 - 22:34:33 EST



Make sure what's your root device with `rdev'.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-kernel-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 12:20 AM
> To: Christian Kivalo
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Cannot boot after new Kernel Build
>
>
> Hi,
> yes I already tried /dev/hda3 but still get the same errors
> when booting.
>
> Alex
>
> Christian Kivalo wrote:
>
> >>Hi,
> >>I tried changing the fstab, removing the LABLE from the grub.conf,
> >>removing initrd from it and also tried to boot with /dev/hda3.
> >>Nothing works, still the same problem.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >hi!
> >
> >you don't have to change your fstab, there should everything ok with
> >you fstab.
> >
> >you should change the root= entry in your grub configuration to your
> >actual root partition. if you don't know what partition your root is
> >on, do a 'df' and look where '/' is mounted on.
> >
> >the second line of df output should read somewhat similar to:
> >/dev/sda2 4806936 1611232 2951516 36% /
> >
> >that's my fileserver where /dev/sda2 is mounted as '/'.
> >
> >your root= in grub config should read somewhat like this:
> >root=/dev/hda1)
> >
> >hth
> >christian
> >
> >
> >
> >>Alex
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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