I am almost sure you forgot to run:
# /sbin/lilo
after kernel compilation!!!
You may solve it from a dos partition or from a dos boot diskette using
loadlin.
Or just booting from the diskette you made during installation.
If you didn't, maybe the following way:
Save under any directory two files:
loadlin.exe
and...
vmlinuz
You may use almost any zImage.
Then, issue the following command:
C:\> loadlin.exe vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3
or maybe /dev/hda2, wherever you mounted your "root" (/) partition.
If you can get into linux, just do:
bash# /sbin/lilo
bash# sync
bash# reboot
Hope it will solve your problem!
--
Jose M. Albores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cristian POP wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm kind of newbie in linux.
> I installed RH 6.0 in server mode, with kernel 2.2.5
> I want to upgrade the kernel to 2.2.9 (test only)
> After compiling the kernel and booting I get the following
> message and kernel doesn't boot :
>
> ...
> Starting kswapd v1.5
> request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
> VFS: Cannot open root device 03:08
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:08
> [...]
> and hangs!
>
> C-ya,
> Cristian POP
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