On Thu, 2006-03-30 at 15:44 +0200, jfontain(a)free.fr wrote: > After installation and reboot, I get (on my IBM X40): > ... > mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root' > ... > > and then errors mount /proc, /sys, and finally a kernel panic. > > I am using kernel-2.6.16-1.2080_FC5.i686 > > Please help me: I would like to avoid reinstalling... Make sure your boot line (GRUB, etc) includes "root=/dev/XXX" that matches your installation.