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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:21:32 +0900 Alex <alex@meerkatsoft.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to build a new kernel but what ever version 2.4.24, 2.6.0, > 2.6.1 i am trying to build I come across the same problem. > > when doing a "make install" i get the following error. > > /dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such file or directlry > Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel? > Comman failed. > > I have installed the lates packages > device mapper 1.00.07 > initscripts 7.28.1 > modutils, lvm2.2.00.08 > mkinitrd-3.5.15.1-2 > > If I just ignore the message and try to boot the machine with the new > kernel then I get a Kernel Panic. > > VFS: Cannot open root device "LABEL=/" or unknown-block(0,0) > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > Kernel panic: VFS: Unapble to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0). > > The boot command in grub is > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.1 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi > initrd /initrd-2.6.1.img > > It is basically the same (except the version) as I use for 2.4.20-28 so > I assume the label is correct. ^^^^^^^^^ The label is the problem update your /etc/fstab file to something like /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 instead of / / ext3 default 1 1 (IIRC) > > I saw quite a few messages of similar type but no real answer to the > problem. Any Ideas what it could be ? I am using RH9.0 > > Thanks > Alex [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | ||||||||||||
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