[AuckLUG] ROOT dev trouble.

[Stig Hornuff]

in your /etc/lilo.conf You probably have something like:
<snip>
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17
        label = linux
        root = /dev/sda1
        read-only
</snap>
with other version numbers etc...

What you need is a configuration supporting loading of initrd as in:
<snip>
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17
        initrd = /boot/initrd-2.2.17
        label = linux
        root = /dev/sda1
        read-only
</snap>

- and before that can happen, you need to make the initrd file.

I am used to Fedora Core and there it is:

mkinitrd -f /boot/{your-initrd-file} {kernel-version}

To create the above initrd, that would be:

mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.2.17 2.2.17

Anyway, check out the man-page for mkinitrd.

Remember when using lilo that you Must run lilo to update configuration
after editing /etc/lilo.conf.

/S

> thanks for the quick reply =]
> how do I get the correct module working, sorry for the lack of knowledge.
>
>
> On 9/28/07, Stig Hornuff <sh at infinitus.dk> wrote:
>>
>> Yep!
>>
>> I missed creating (and loading) proper initrd file, which must contain
>> the ata-piix module to access SATA properly.
>>
>> BTW: If you have the option to switch to grub, you'll probably be able
>> to handle it easier configurationwise.
>>
>> /S
>>
>> Daniel Mason wrote:
>>
>> >I get this error message.
>> >
>> >VFS: cannot open root device "803" or Unknown-block(8,3)
>> >Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available
>> >partitions:
>> >0300      4194302 hda driver:  ide-cdrom
>> >Kernel Panic - not syncing : VFS; Unable to mount root fs on
>> unknown-block
>> >(8,3)
>> >
>> >I have tried editing the lilo config, nothing works so far.
>> >
>> >Root=/dev/sda3  ( which is the correct root dev )
>> >I have a feeling that the correct SATA module hasnt been installed. but
>> >still having no luck finding that.
>> >Has anyone run into this trouble before ??
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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