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Re: Recompile error


From: David Balazic
Subject: Re: Recompile error
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 09:36:23 +0100

Rod Rioux wrote:
> 
> I recompiled a new ht x series server with 2.4.20 kernel
> When I reboot I get
> cannot open root device label=/
> please append correct root= option
> kernel panic vfs error ... blah blah
> 
> The first thing i thought was it was a module or lack of module error.
> So I booted into the stock kernel.. did an lsmod and compiled those
> modules into the kernel.. Still same error... Heres the funny thing...
> If I specify that the / partition is /dev/sda6 instead of using the label,
> it boots...
> 
> Does someone have a workaround for this or do I have to change all
> my labels to /dev/xxx whenever I recompile a kernel ?

You don't need to touch the labels.

Are you having a redhat system and you replaced the redhat kernel with
your own ?
And you did not make an initrd ?

More details would be helpful :
 - fdisk -l ( the partitions of all your hard drives )
 - cat /boot/grub/grub.conf ( your grub configuration )

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