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Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - tinman77 - 2005-07-02
I am having problems with a kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 on my Inpsion 6000d. I have WinXP and Slackware dual boot on a 40 gig HD. I compiled the kernel many times selecting different combinations of options and every single time I get a kernel panic:
VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or unknown-block(3,3)
Please append a corrrect "root=" boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block(3,3)
I have read on other forums and miscellaneous pages that the Inspiron 6000 has SATA type setup for the hard drive and that changing lilo to point to /dev/sda3 instead of the current /dev/hda3 solves it, along with many other ways of getting it to work. However, I am not so sure I have a SATA drive because using 2.4.29 my root filesystem points to /dev/hda3. Please, any help is appreciated.
Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - FluKex - 2005-07-02
boot into the old kernel, and paste the output in here from
mount
df -h
fdisk -l
as well, if you like, paste the kernel .config file at [/url][url=http://paste.linux-noob.com]http://paste.linux-noob.com and we can see your config file to see if theres any errors in it (like forgetting to compile in FS support. i've done it before, dont laugh)
Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - tinman77 - 2005-07-02
mount
/dev/hda3 on / type reiserfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
devpts on /devpts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
df -h
/dev/hda3 4.1G 1.6G 2.5G 39% /
fdisk -l
/dev/hda1 * 1 4210 33816793+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 4211 4334 996030 82 Linux Swap
/dev/hda3 4335 4864 4257225 83 Linux
I pasted my .config also as suggested.
Thanks.
Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - FluKex - 2005-07-02
You have to give us the link to the file as well eh :P
and paste a copy here of grub.conf so we can see it.
Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - tinman77 - 2005-07-03
Yep, I know...just didn't right away. Sorry.
[/url][url=http://paste.linux-noob.com/index.php?query=408]http://paste.linux-noob.com/index.php?query=408
I use lilo so here is a copy of lilo.conf.
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt
timeout = 300
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda3
label = Slack
read-only
# Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = WinXP
table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends
Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - tinman77 - 2005-07-04
I figured it out myself. Applying the correct options while reconfiguring the kernel helps, but the biggest help was when I changed fstab to look at sda for swap and the root fs instead of hda. Duhh!!!
Thanks anyway.
Slackware kernel upgrade to 2.6.12.2 - anyweb - 2005-07-04
post your fstab here so that others may learn
cheers
anyweb