On Tuesday 21 August 2007 22:19:13 you wrote: > Hello, I am running Kubuntu 7.04 on a mac mini (specs attached via > info.html). For learning purposes I am trying to custom build a > 2.6.22.3 kernel from source and boot from it. My plan was to use the > distributions .config file (and I specified the settings for options > that were added since the last kernel included with Kubuntu which is > (and is what I have now reverted to) Linux hexstar-desktop > 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux). > I have attached the .config file used in the building of the 2.6.22.3 > kernel. Below is the error: > > Starting up... > Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel. > [ 32.227452] i8042.c: No controller found > [ 32.228426] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs > on unknown-block(0,0) > > That is the correct block however and it is of ext3 format. I have > made sure that the ext3 module is built into the kernel and have tried > it as a module and both times I get the same error. I am not sure why > it can't find the controller? Does my controller not have support in > the latest kernel? > > Please CC me replies to this post, thanks! :)
Make sure your IDE/SATA driver is compiled in unless you are using an initramfs image. Regards, ismail -- Perfect is the enemy of good - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/