After running through the install process and attempt to boot I get the message Ext2-fs: ide0(3,8): Could not mount because of unsupported optional features (4) Followed by a kernel panic Kernel Panic:VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:08 The partitions were created with the Gentoo boot CD. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.reboot PC 2.Select Gentoo from Lilo menu 3. Watch boot sequence, and hey presto... Actual Results: Nothing Expected Results: Mounted root file system and continued boot sequence
Which version of the livecd did you use? Which kernel was it that was on the livecd? Which kernel version are you trying to use now?
... Are you sure you used Ext2 not Ext3? Make sure Ext3 support is in your kernel if you made Ext3 partitions ...
... Are you sure you used Ext2 not Ext3? Make sure Ext3 support is in your kernel if you made Ext3 partitions ... As I'm getting no reply and this bug is somewhat obvious, I'm resolving this as INVALID...
Hi I did respond with fstab and partition table. but I don't know what happened to that!! A bug in bugzilla? Since then I have started the install again so all the info is different. My ISP web mail does not seem to keep the sent mails for some reason!!! This time I will keep all filesystems to ext2 as this has to be a supported filesystem right! Derek
You can use ext2 but it's not recommended: it's slower, less efficient, and is error-prone. Use ext3, * just make sure you compile ext3 support into your kernel! *...
