I had a similar problem when I tried to install a kernel package from the deb archives. I'll try to boot that kernel again tonight and post the exact message.
--- Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 01:21, José Luis Rey wrote: > > make dep > > make > > make modules > > make modules_install > > make install > > I strongly recommend that you install the package > "kernel-package" and use > make-kpkg to build the kernel. This builds nice > Debian packages of the > kernel which make it a lot easier to manage and > track which machines are > running which versions. Also the kernel package > installation takes care of > making the initrd. > > > mkinitrd -o /boot/initrd-2.4.9-test > /lib/modules/2.4.9-test > > Hmm. That doesn't look like the right command to > get a fully functional > initrd, also it puts all the kernel's modules into > the initrd which isn't > necessary (and if your kernel settings are like mine > you'll get a 2M initrd > image). > > I've written some scripts to help manage this. I've > attached two scripts for > inclusion in /etc/mkinitrd/scripts directory (make > sure you don't run the > devfs script in any other way), and the > mkinitrd.conf file I use. With that > and the correct /etc/mkinitrd/modules file it should > all work fine. > > > and added a test entry in lilo.conf with: > > image=/vmlinuz.test > > label=Test > > read-only > > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-test > > > > The problem is that after initrd is loaded kernel > panics with: > > Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on > 03:03 > > > > I'm prety shure that my root file system is in > /dev/hda3, so I ran rdev > > on two different kernel-images: > > Well if your kernel is on /dev/hda3 then it is 03:03 > so that part is OK. > > > I think this had to do with the devfs thing, so I > re-made the kernel > > without DEVFS support and ext2 in the kernel and > it booted. > > > > Does anybody knows what happens with devfs, rdev > or new kernel booting > > procedure ?, did I miss something from the docs ? > > Firstly if you suspect a problem in a package then > probably the best option > is to contact the package maintainer (in the case of > devfsd it's me). > > Devfsd is necessary on all systems running devfs, > and most systems won't > complete the boot process without devfsd running. > However it won't affect > the ability to mount root. > > When you say "re-make the kernel without DEVFS > support and ext2 in the > kernel" are you saying that you make it with "ext2 > in the kernel" or "without > DEVFS support and ext2"? > > I think that what you are doing with ext2 is what > makes the difference... > > > I've CC'd this message to the debian-user list which > is more appropriate for > this discussion. I've BCC'd debian-devel so people > can see that it's moved > to the user list. > > Please CC me on all further discussion. > > -- > http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard > drive benchmark > http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal > SMTP/POP benchmark > http://www.coker.com.au/projects.html Projects I am > working on > http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/x-perl name=copy-needed-modules > ATTACHMENT part 3 application/x-shellscript name=devfs > # /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf: > # Configuration file for mkinitrd(8). See > mkinitrd.conf(5). > # > # This file is meant to be parsed as a shell script. > > # What modules to install. > MODULES=none > > # The length (in seconds) of the startup delay > during which linuxrc may be > # interrupted. > DELAY=0 > > # If this is set to probe mkinitrd will try to > figure out what's needed to > # mount the root file system. This is equivalent to > the old PROBE=on setting. > ROOT=probe > > # This controls the permission of the resulting > initrd image. > UMASK=022 > > # Turn this on to see the messages from mkcramfs. > VERBOSE=on > ===== - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hacking is a "Good Thing!" See http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
