[TAG] 2.6.2 kernel woes: Will not find root fs

[Thomas Adam]

 --- dann <dann at thelinuxlink.net> wrote: 

> I have been compiling and recompiling the 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 kernels the
> past
> three days trying to find a configuration that will work for me.  I have
> performed many kernel compiles in the past and never had this problem
> occur on my machine which is currently running 2.4.24.
> 
> This is the error I get when I boot into the 2.6.1 or 2 kernel:
> 
> VFS:  Cannot open root device "302" or hda2
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel Panic:  VFS:  Unable to mount root fs on hda2

Believe it or not I had this and it was related to a ramdisk issue. Try
adding:

```
append="ramdisk_size=5120"
'''
to /etc/lilo.conf 

and then:

/sbin/lilo -v

Reboot and pray. 

HTH,

-- Thomas Adam

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