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Description of problem:
i'd recently run auto-update, and found several different new
packages, plus an update to kernel 2.4.20-24.9.  i have no way of
knowing whether the new kernel was the problem or not.  i simply ran
the update for everything, re-booted then got the subject error
message.  (previous kernel was 2.4.20-20.9.)  i find i cannot
successfully re-boot into anything from 18.9 to 24.9, though i can get
to the Grub loader page.

i found several hundred messages on google related to this, many refer
to re-creating an empty initrd file in the root.  i don't know how i
can do that at this point, but will continue investigating.  for what
it's worth, i find this through the Grub loader page:

root(hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-24.9smp ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-24.9smp.img

i imagine i could edit the kernel line and add something, but don't
know what to add, don't know how adding anything will affect the file
structure.  right now, i need a little basic guidance. 

 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. every attempt to boot the system, after recent update
2.
3.
    

Expected Results:  should have successfully booted with any kernel
from 18.9 to 24.9.

Additional info:

i don't have one clue as to the cause.  i wasn't editing anything, i
did not compile and attempt instllation of anything, i simply ran Red
Hat update as Root.