new kernel will not boot

[Keith Antoine]

I have a 2.4.18 compiled kernel that has a kernel panic and stops dead.
It is complaining that the root= is incorrect and that hdc7 is not root.
However the 2.4.17 does boot normally and I cannot see any reason why 2.4.18 
complains.

I am using grub and have for a long time here is the menu.lst
#
# /boot/grub/menu.lst - generated by Lizard
#


# options

timeout = 5
# splashscreen = (hd0,7)/boot/message.col31

default = 1

title  = Linux-2.4.13
root   = (hd0,7)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.13-modular vga=normal root=/dev/hdc7
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.13.gz

title  = Linux-2.4.17
root   = (hd0,7)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17 vga=normal hdb=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi 
root=/dev/hdc7
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.17.gz

title  = Linux-2.4.18
root   = (hd0,7)
kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-1 vga=normal root=/dev/hdc7
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.18.gz

title = Windows
chainloader = (hd0,0)+1
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Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161
Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage