On Tuesday 14 September 2004 00:36, Frédéric Dreier wrote: > Hi, > > I re-installed my laptop (dell inspiron 8100) with the new installer > (kernel 2.6). > > Then I apt-get the newer kernel source and compile it (make-kpkg > --initrd kernel_image; dpkg -i kernel-image...). but it hangs randomly > during the boot (sometimes at ide detection or when setting system > clock,..). > > I removed unnecessary (IMHO) kernel drivers but at this time I do not > solved my problem this way. > > I also tried to compile without 'initrd' but then kernel could not mount > root anymore (> could not mount unknown-block(0,1)), even with builtin > reiserfs drivers, ide drivers,.. > > Thanks, > > Frédéric
Have you tried taking the config from the installed kernel and using it for your custom compiled kernel? It's always possible you enabled something that is causing a resource conflict. If you already started from the installed kernel config (or if you just want to take this route instead), compile everything as a module, and start with the most bare ram disk you can. Add only what you know you need, until it boots. If you can't boot without an initrd, then your kernel is missing something. Look in the initrd config directory, and make sure that all modules listed there are built in to your kernel. If you think that's the case and it still isn't working, tell us what your / and /boot drives look like, what modules you've built into the kernel, and where you get the error message. Justin Guerin
