[PLUG] Kernel 2.6.0

[Rob Carlson <robcarlson@comcast.net>]

I'm currently running Slack-Current (9.1) on a Dell 
dimension (P4, all IDE Drives, one CD, one CD R/W) and am 
having trouble getting 2.6.0 to load.  Upon bootup I get a 
Kernel panic after receiving an "unable to mount fs" 
message.  I've verified that I have all IDE and file system 
components loaded in the kernel, but to no avail.

Some people have suggested online that initrd is needed.  Is 
this the case?  I thought for newer (read: less than 5 years 
old) machines initrd is largely unnecessary.  Does anyone 
have any insight on this problem, or even some tips on 
building a 2.6 kernel?

Any help is appreciated.


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