Hey, ive just installed gentoo linux with the 2.6 kernel.
When i boot i keep getting this error message, and to continue i have to enter the root parition "/dev/hda3". is there anyway around this?

The error message is:

!! The root block device is unspecified or not detected
Please sepcify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell....
boot() ::

Also im wanting to write some iptables.
But i keep getting this error:

FATAL: Module ip_tables not found
iptables v1.3.4: cant initilize iptables table 'filter': iptables who? (do you need insmod? )
Perhaps iptables or your kernen needs to be upgraded.

Any help would be great.

-- Trent82