Boot with a 2.6.7 on FC1

[Rick Stevens]

Yohann Desquerre wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> 
> I 've just compile a 2.6.7...
> 
> My root fs is in reiserfs (I use lvm1 and reiserfs for the other fs), 
> when i try to boot on my new kernel I  have got this message :
> 
> VFS : Cannot open root device "hda1" or unknown-bloc(0,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
> 
> 
> I think I come from the fact I havn't any initrd and that reiserfs is 
> compiled as a module :
> Is any one may say me how to create an appropriate initrd file to  boot 
> correctly ?

To make an initrd:

	cd /boot
	mkinitrd -v initrd-(kernelversion).img (kernelversion)

Then edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf to specify the initrd image you
just made.
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