On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 01:34:09PM -0800, Robinson Tiemuqinke wrote: > Dave and Peter, > > Thanks a lot for you quick reply. > > But I still don't understand... would you mind to > explain a little? I've compiled my vanilla kernel and > then how can I put 'root=LABEL=/' in /etc/lilo.conf or > /etc/grub.conf? the kernels 'make install' target will create an initrd for you. > Also, since I've compiled the SATA controller in use > statically in kernel, so there is no use for a > seperate initrd.img file, for this case, how can I > still put 'root=LABEL=/' in the lilo and GRUB > configuration? you can't, it's handled by the initrd. Dave