Hmmm.... I've tried that. I've tried mkinitrd -r /dev/sdb1 too... The problem seems to be me having root on a SATA-drive....
My menu.lst-entry is for 2.6.7 (working): title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.7 root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.7 root=/dev/hdg1 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.6.7 savedefault boot My menu.lst-entry is for 2.6.8 (non-working): title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-3-amd64-k8 root (hd0,2) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-3-amd64-k8 root=/dev/sdb1 ro initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-3-amd64-k8 savedefault boot Suggestions? I have two different /etc/fstab with either hdg and sdb Patrick Flaherty ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hacking initrd seems overkill.... > next time you boot go down to the line in grub that says > kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hdXX > to > kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sdXX > > sdXX should be the drive and your root partition. (e.g. first sata > drive, second partition sda2) > > A long convoluted answer on why this happens can be found else where, > lets just go with the sata drives are intepreted as scsi drives cause > they have more in comon than standard ide drives. > > cheers > patrick -- .O. Scream, Scream like the silence of the bits. ..O Dead lies the flag by the feet of the cold one. OOO Freedom WILL break the walls of mammon.
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