Kernel panic - Unable to mount fs

**dave`2005** · 10-12-2005

Hi all,

After successfully installing the 2.6.13 kernel from the 10.2 second cd i unpacked kernel-source-2.6.13 .tgz (on the second cd) and got the generic config file and copied it over /usr/src/linux/.config then ran make menuconfig and loaded the .config file (just to be sure it uses that config file which works), then did the modules ("make modules" then "make modules_install"), Then, copied the kernel and System.map to /boot/ ("cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz" then "cp System.map /boot") and added this to lilo.conf:

Code:

 
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda1
  label =Slacknew
  read-only

This is the other section of the lilo.config that worked before changing the kernel:

Code:

image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.13
  root = /dev/hda1
  initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
  label ="Slack2.6.13"
  read-only

When i reboot and pick the new kernel it starts booting then i get

Code:

Unable to mount fs on unknown-block&#40;3.1&#41;

Can someone tell me what i did wrong ?

**lakerdonald** · 10-12-2005

What kind of filesystem are you using?

**dave`2005** · 10-12-2005

reiserfs

**d38dm8nw81k1ng** · 10-13-2005

reiserfs isn't configured into the kernel by default. i'll assume that you've already done this tho

strange thing i had with gentoo was when i tried to compile something in later, it didn't work properly. you can try

Code:

make uninstall &#123;kernelfoo&#125;

to get rid of the bzImage created by the installer. you can then compile the kernel from scratch again, which seems to have a better success rate.

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