On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 01:03:19 -0700, frits wrote:

>> Did you use the old config file?
>
> One of the attempts was to first make oldconfig

But _did_ you copy the config file from the boot directory to
/usr/src/linux __first__ and rename it .config, i doubt it because if one
tries make oldconfig ___without___ doing that then the following option is
disabled;

CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE

It gets set as;

CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE=n

Which is quite possably and IMHO almost certainly your problem considering
the error message you wrote about, which was;

kmod:failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-22, errno=2
VFS:Cannot open root device "1605" or 16:05
Please append correct "root="boot option
Kernel panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 16:05

You simply dont have support for IDE harddisks, or so it seems.

You asked a question to which you in turn were asked to answer questions
from others (in order to help you) __please__ do as you are asked, it may
and i belive will save bandwidth by means of unnessasary mails.

--
If the Linux community is a bunch of theives because they
try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community
is built on organized crime.

Regards Richard
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