Ubuntu reboot: kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0, 0)

[fransex gmail]

Hello,

I would try to compile the kernel in the debian way (using make-kpkg),
here you are info from a useful link:

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-source-2.6 libncurses5-dev
kernel-package
cd /usr/src
tar xvjf linux-source*
cd linux-source
cp /boot/config-2.6.10.5-386 .config
sudo make menuconfig
configure the heck out of your kernel
sudo make-kpkg --revision-1 --append-to-version=mykerne1 kernel_image
kernel_headers
cd ..
sudo dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.10*.deb

How do I compile a kernel (Linux Newb)
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-24853.html

I do include the initrd stuff, otherwise I get the same error, here is
my make-kpkg command:

sudo fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version=mykernel1 --initrd kernel_image

Downloading the kernel from kernel.org is wrong, those are clean
kernels without required patches.

I hope this helps