Re: kernel compile - Unable to mount root fs

thank you for the quick replies :O

I just only did, what I mentioned in the starting mail:S

ls -la /boot:
http://pastebin.com/f7dc58737

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
http://pastebin.com/f566152fc

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:11 PM, Don Quixote de la Mancha <
quixote@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Did you build and install your initrd? You might need to load a
module to mount your root filesystem, and if so it should be in the
initrd.

The initrd also needs to be named in your grub entry.

It's not enough just to build and install the module, because those
are accessible only after your root fs is mounted!

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