Let's say your / partition is /dev/hda1.  Then you want to add
root=/dev/hda1
to your kernel line.

Phillip

On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 10:00:57PM -0600, Justin Findlay wrote:
> When I start loading my spiffy new kernel it complains back at me:
> 
> ds: no socket drivers loaded!
> VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or 00:00
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00
> 
> /boot/grub/grub.conf nevertheless shows:
> 
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.22)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22 ro root=LABEL=/
>         initrd /initrd-2.4.22.img
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-20.9bigmem)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-20.9bigmem ro root=LABEL=/
>         initrd /initrd-2.4.20-20.9bigmem.img
> 
> I know this makes me look very green and obvious and I get duh points,
> well then whatever.  So what do I not see?
> 
> 
> Justin
> 
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