error-vfs can't mnt root fs

der.hans PLUGd@LuftHans.com
Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:55:09 -0700 (MST)


Am 20. Feb, 2001 schwäzte Peter Martin so:

> Trying to get the 2.4.1 kernel to work. This is my first try at it. May
> have selected the wrong options during the Q&A. Most were defaults.  I'm
> dual booting also. Original install is Mandrake 7.1. Had tried 7.2 but
> it really screws up the screen.  So I thought I'd take things a step at
> a time. Ideas? Been looking at the FAQs, and going slowly blind!

Make sure you have support for your filesystem built into the
kernel. Presumably you're running ext2.

Also make sure you're trying to mount the right root partition.

ciao,

der.hans
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