dev fs LABEL=/

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From: "Mike Watson" <mikew at crucis.net>
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> On Sunday 05 October 2003 09:45 am, 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=/ or
> > 00:00. I'm looking through xconfig to see if I don't have devfs
> > setup. I used the .config included with fedora core kernel source. It
> > doesn't surprise me that the .config isn't accurate - I couldn't get
> > the fedora core source to compile acpi, so i think it's not an
> > accurate source tree.
> >
> > Any pointers the devfs issue is appreciated.
> >
> > thanks
> 
> I have this same problem with 2.4.20 on RH8.  Is there anyway to remove 
> a FS label?  That appears to be the problem.

Have you tried editing /etc/fstab to change the format from
"LABEL=/" to "/dev/hda2" or the like?
{^_^}