[gentoo-dev] Problem booting...=(

[gentoo-dev] Problem booting...=(

[cxs]

GURB works great...but when I tries to mount the partition that has the root 
filesystems on it it kernel panics...

Request_module[IDE-Disk]: Root fs not mounted
hda: driver not present
VFS: cannot open root device "hda4"
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS unable to mount root fs on hda4

I checked my grub options and I do have a "root=/dev/hda4" 
after "kernel /boot/bzImage".  What can I do?  It will boot fine if I boot the 
CD and type "linux root=/dev/hda4".  Thanks in advance!

Chad
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Problem booting...=(

[Daniel Robbins]

On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 12:39:57AM +0000, cxs@mwt.net wrote:
> GURB works great...but when I tries to mount the partition that has the root 
> filesystems on it it kernel panics...
> 
> Request_module[IDE-Disk]: Root fs not mounted

                 ^^^^^^^^
           The key to the problem is here.				 

I think you forgot to compile support for IDE disks into the kernel.  I bet you
compiled it as a module by mistake! :)

Best Regards,

-- 
Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@gentoo.org>
Chief Architect/President			http://www.gentoo.org 
Gentoo Technologies, Inc.