Roger Barnes wrote: >>Hi, despite repeatedly getting error messages saying >> >>"Error -3 while decompressing >>......Md5 stuff..... >>VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb5" or unknown-block(0,0) >>Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: >>VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)" >> >>.. when I use "root=/dev/hdb5" at the root prompt it still >>happens with both current kernels .. >>2.4.25-1 and 2.6.5 .. >> >>I either put the expression next to the 'boot:' prompt, or following >>'boot: linux.2.* .. same result. >> >> > >This is probably a long shot, but I'm getting _similar_ problems booting a >fresh linux install that was set up on a different machine using a USB >chassis. Fingers are currently being pointed at the initrd.img lacking >something. Based on the error messages you're getting I'm reasonably sure >that's not the problem for you (though I'm just learning all this boot stuff >myself), but it might be a lead worth following. The next step in my >situation is to create a new initrd.img with some extra modules in it. > >HTH, >- Roger > > > > > Thanks, I'll have a look at it.
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