kernel panic on boot - kernel 2187

[john bray]

currently running on 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5

installed the 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5 rpm.

booted 2187.  kernel panic.  every time i boot that kernel.

re-downloaded the rpm and re-installed it.  there are no additional
modules -- plain vanilla kernel.

always panics like this.  but the 2174 and prior kernels come up just
fine.

this is the last screen before the panic:

 ,,,
Loading ext.ko module
Loading dm-mod.ko module
device-mapper:  4.6.0-ioctl (2006-02-17) initialized:
dm-devel at redhat.com
Loading dm-mirror.ko module
Loading dm-zero.ko module
Loading-dm-snapshot.ko module
Trying to resume from /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01
Unable to access resume device (/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01)
Creating rood device.
Mounting root filesystem.
mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
Setting up other filesystems.
Setting up new root fs
setuproot:  moving /dev failed:  No such file or directory
no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults
setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory
setuproot: error mounting /sys:  No such file or directory
Switching to new root and running init.
unmounting old /dev
unmounting old /proc
unmounting old /sys
switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

[the end.]


sure would like to solve this problem.  anyone have any suggestions?
not sure what other information to collect.

john

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