From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from server1.sidns.com ([69.93.35.66]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DX9gf-0005RZ-00 for ; Sat, 14 May 2005 23:21:05 -0400 Received: from dsl-202-173-132-131.nsw.westnet.com.au ([202.173.132.131] helo=luke-laptop.yelavich.home) by server1.sidns.com with smtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DX9ge-0003my-14 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 15 May 2005 03:21:04 +0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 4693 invoked by uid 1000); Sun, 15 May 2005 03:20:52 -0000 Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 13:20:42 +1000 From: Luke Yelavich To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Message-ID: <20050515032042.GA3350@luke-laptop.yelavich.home> References: <001001c558f5$b918a8c0$250110ac@chihuahual1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <001001c558f5$b918a8c0$250110ac@chihuahual1> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server1.sidns.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - themuso.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: kernel panic after booting with new kernel 2.6.11.9 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 03:21:05 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 12:28:04PM EST, Nick Gawronski wrote: > Hi, I have fedora core 3 and just installed a new kernel from kernel.org > with speakup latest cvs version. I had the kernel configure script load in > my existing configuration file for my fc3 kernel to help me upgrade and > built speakup and dectalk express in the kernel as well ans ext2 and ext3. > No initrd image because none is needed. I installed the modules then > editted grub.conf changing the file name to the new kernel's name but > removing the initrd line. My new kernel boots just fine but them I get the > error Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > unknown -block(0,0) I have the fedora core 3 4 cd set from cheapbypes so > how can I fix the problem with out having to reinstall all over again? bye Did you make sure you included the driver for your IDE controller in the kernel? If not, you will need an initrd to make the kernel boot, or recompile the kernel with the IDE driver included. - -- Luke Yelavich GPG key: 0xD06320CE (http://www.themuso.com/themuso-gpg-key.txt) Email & MSN: themuso@themuso.com ICQ: 18444344 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFChsAKjVefwtBjIM4RAvaNAKDSYuLZ6rELVy1BWaokNBHcoLHWBgCgwQJs Kazh8VXSLOywupOI24MQZuQ= =3WX6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----