On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 22:19, VB wrote:
Wow you guys sure went off on a tangent...I'm going to have to refresh my original question:
Hi,
I get the classic "VFS unable to mount root fs..." message on boot after I modified my /etc/sysconfig/kernel file. I added in 'INITRD_MODULES=cdrom' and 'INITRD_MODULES=ide-cd' after 'INITRD_MODULES=reiserfs'.
Are you saying you have this on three different lines in that file? That won't work. Try INITRD_MODULES="cdrom ide-cd reiserfs"
I think the error is because I didn't run lilo after I ran mk_initrd.
Are you using lilo? 8.1 by default uses grub, and with grub you don't have to run anything. Just make sure your files are referenced by /boot/grub/menu.lst
How can I fix this or how can I boot an old kernel (if there is one)? I'm running 8.1. Thanks.
Boot from the first CD or DVD. Select installation. When YaST starts up, you get a new choice. From that menu select "boot installed system". method #2: boot from the first CD or DVD and select Rescue system.