Hi,


I am trying to compile Redhat kernel 2.4.18 on new intel machine.
After compiling the kernel and rebooting from it i get the following
message:

Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs at 08:08

By default there is no support for my scsi device in kernel 2.4.18.

I need to load the device driver with e thkernel so it can boot from
the root partition.

How can i add new device drivers to the kernel so it can load the
device with the kernel itself ?

Any help/suggestion would be appreciated ?

Regards,

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 10:49:59 -0800 Eyal Rif wrote:
quote:

> Hi,
>
>
> I am trying to compile Redhat kernel 2.4.18 on new intel machine.
> After compiling the kernel and rebooting from it i get the following
> message:


Why 2.4.18? This kernel is vulnerable! Don't use it unpatched.
quote:

> Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs at 08:08
>
> By default there is no support for my scsi device in kernel 2.4.18.
>
> I need to load the device driver with e thkernel so it can boot from
> the root partition.
>
> How can i add new device drivers to the kernel so it can load the
> device with the kernel itself ?


Use a ramdisk. Create it with mkinitrd.
quote:

> Any help/suggestion would be appreciated ?
>
> Regards,


Alexander


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