On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 09:48:53PM -0400, n_powell wrote: > thus spake Jim Philips <jimmyc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > invalid compressed format (err=1) > > VFS: Cannot open device "<NULL>" unknown block (8,3) > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown block (8,3) > > Sounds like a corrupted image did you check the md5sum? This should be answered on the test mailing list, but .. it is likely not a corrupted image. Depending on which kernel you are running you may need to Append "vdso=0" to the grub kernel boot line. Something like: kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.4-1.305 ro root=LABEL=/ enforcing=1 vdso=0 Search the test mailing list archives for vdso=0 .... -- T o m M i t c h e l l /dev/null the ultimate in secure storage.