[ale] Stupid user tricks when building a new kernel...

Gary Maltzen maltzen at mm.com
Wed Nov 22 15:29:22 EST 2000


(Assuming LILO boot)
At the "boot:" prompt, try
  linux root=/dev/hda5

If this is a non-LILO kernel image floppy, try changing the root device with
# rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda5

Typically the default root device is set to the root at build time.

----- Original Message -----
>
> Not to my knowledge.  As I understand when I do the 'mount' command, root
is
> defined as /dev/hda5.
>
> I do have a scsi device drive that is assigned as the swap disk and a
index
> partation used by Oracle.
>
> If this error is reflecting the scsi drive not being available - is this
cause
> for concern?


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