Slack 10.1 + VMWare problem

**gravyflex** · 06-22-2005

I installed Slackware 10.1 in VMWare. Using Grub I was able to boot successfully

my menu.lst file :

Code:

time out 10

title Slack 10.1
root &#40;hd0,0&#41;
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 noinitrd ro

title 2.4.29 Kernel ide-2.4.29
root &#40;hd0,0&#41;
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.29 root=/dev/sda1 noinitrd ro

title 2.6.11
root&#40;hd0,0&#41;
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11 root=/dev/sda1 noinitrd ro

title 2.6.10 Kernel
root&#40;hd0,0&#41;
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1
initrd /boot/initrd.gz

title 2.6.10 
root&#40;hd0,0&#41;
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.10 root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.gz


color light-green/brown blink-red/blue

My fstab file :

Code:

/dev/sda2        swap             swap        defaults         0   0
/dev/sda1        /                reiserfs    defaults         1   1
/dev/cdrom       /mnt/cdrom       iso9660     noauto,owner,ro  0   0
/dev/fd0         /mnt/floppy      auto        noauto,owner     0   0
devpts           /dev/pts         devpts      gid=5,mode=620   0   0
proc             /proc            proc        defaults         0   0

I installed the 2.6.10 kernel in the /testing folder and when I rebboted I was unable to boot using the 2.4.29 or the 2.6.10 kernel.

I compiled the 2.6.11 kernel were I built in support for reiserfs and I was still unsuccessful. I got the following error: "Kenel Panic: cannot open root device sda1 or unknown block device".

It seems like the kernel cannot access the disk. I want to build in support for SCSI but I am unsure which option to do this.

The only way I can boot is using the Slack disk 1 cd,using the scsi.s boot image. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

**Monkeh** · 06-22-2005

I've not compiled the 2.6 kernel, but if you use 'make menuconfig', there'll be options for SCSI support in there somewhere, VMWare uses Buslogic by default I believe. I'll grab the source later and have a look.

**DrCR** · 06-25-2005

Not sure if this helps, but I know the converse of your installation has issues...

HOWTO Install VMware 5 on Slackware 10.1
http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=4265

Again, this may be just a waste of space, but I thought I would post just incase.

DrCR

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