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Graham Chapman (grahamc@zeta.org.au) wrote:
: In article <4lnefl$lp7@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au>,
:    rwi@arcadia.cs.rmit.edu.au (Ross Irvine) wrote:
: >Hi all, (yes more problems).
: >
: >Running Redhat 3.0.3
: >
: >I installed Lilo and all was fine untill I recompiled my kernel using make
: >zlilo.
: >
: >Now when I Get the lilo prompt and select linux, it loads the kernel fine,
: >detectes all my hardware etc etc..
: >but cannot mount the root partition. It dies with Kernel panic unable to
: >mount root at location 3:41.
: >
: 
: Every time you change your kernel you have to reinstall LILO, which you can do 
: just by entering the command "lilo" as root.

make zlilo is supposed to handle it all for you.

it sounds as though you don't have the root=/dev/hd? or root=/dev/sd? line in
you /etc/lilo.conf  Maybe you should boot from your floppy and have a look,
or if it has, try re-installing lilo by typing:

    /sbin/lilo

if that doesn't work then get the lilo package and try re-installing it, to
see if it makes any difference.

What's Redhat 3.0.3 like.  I tried installing (X install, pretty fancy) 2.1
but I decided that I would stick with Slackware 3.0 until debian 1.1 is 
released that is.

Does anyone else have any comments on any of the distributions.  If so then
post them here.

Ben.
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Benjamin Lyall Computer Systems Engineering / Computer Science 2nd Year RMIT
blyall@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au          http://yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au/~blyall