dev fs LABEL=/

[Stephen C. Tweedie]

Hi,

On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 15:45, W. Chris Shank wrote:
> I tried to compile a custom 2.4.22 kernel - when I boot it I get a VFS
> kernel panic error saying it cannot open root device LABEL=/

Sounds like you need an initrd.  The kernel can't parse mount labels,
but if you use an initrd the real root fs gets mounted by user space
instead.

--Stephen