On Wednesday 03 October 2001 03:46 pm,Kurt Wall wrote: > Tony Alfrey wrote: > % > % My root directory is on my scsi sda4, and my lilo.conf looks like > % yours except for the root = /dev/sda4. At least I now know what > the % "804" means. Thanks. > % So now I just need to know why the filesystem won't mount. I'm not > % sure it's a lilo problem. > > If root is on a SCSI device and SCSI support is not built into the > kernel, you need an initrd disk that contains the modules. > > % > > VFS: Cannot open root device "804" or 08:04 > % > > Please append a correct "root = " boot option > > Looks like you need initrd. > > Kurt
Yes, thank you! I'm beginning to read the SCSI-HOW-TO and it talks about this. I have an initrd in the lilo.conf that comes with the 2.4.0 (Caldera LTP) installation. Now, a very stupid question: if I decide not to build all the SCSI stuff into the kernel, since the hardware hasn't changed, is there any possibility that I can use the same archive ( initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.0.gz ) that I use for the 2.4.0 kernel?? I suppose that the worst that can happen is that it won't boot. -- Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'd rather be sailing" _______________________________________________ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, Etc ->http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
