I have had a similar error. You need to make sure that you have the dma loaded in your kernel. It is, under xconfig, under BLOCK DEVICES, make sure you have Include IDE/ATA-2 DISK SUPPORT and Enhanced IDE/MFM/RLL seleced. That should work. I know my system did boot without those checked. Dark_Hour Jason Johnson -- Kernel 2.2.1 -- Keith White wrote: > Hi again. > Made the jump to 6.0,and have had a few probs. > Most are solved now,but its still very buggy. > I have compiled a new 2.0.36 kernel under 6.0 > and this runs with no problem. > However,i can also compile a 2.2.1 with no problem. > It will not run though. > I thought that suse6.0 was 2.2 ready ??.guess it is with > modification ??.What mods though ??. > > Here is what happens..... > ************************************************************* > no device hda > request_module[block-major-3]:root fs not mounted > VFS:Cannot open root device 03:01 > Kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 03:01 > ************************************************************* > I have two IDE udma drives.hda and hdc,/boot is below lilo limit. > hdb is an atapi cdrom.all works fine with a 2.0 series kernel. > all filesystem types that i have and use are accounted for. > That is all i can tell you,cause its not getting logged > in any way. > I have built kernels before,and i have read the docs,and from > what i read,[block-major-4] is defunct as are cua devices. > i do have hda devices in /dev. > So whats the score,lots of you have built 2.2.1,so what am i doing > wrong ??. > and what do we do with all those defunct(in 2.2.1)devs ??. > And if i want to use a 2.0.36 as a tried and trusted kernel > and i do,then is removing stuff advisable ??. > -- > Keith White. > > - > To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e > Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the > archiv at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html - To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
