On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 11:17:03PM -0500, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Amal Phadke wrote: > >Hi all, > > > > I am trying to compile a custom 2.4 series kernel for my > >server box which has /boot as a separate ext3 partition and / (root) > >partition on LVM (/dev/mapper/vg00-lv03), because I prefer to have all > >the drivers corresponding to my server hardware compiled into the > >kernel and none as modules. But it has been a total failure. > > > > Apparently the latest stock 2.4.32 kernel has no built in > >"device mapper" support. So I downloaded Debian kernel-sources-2.4.27 > >package, configured it with compiled-in (ie no modules) drivers > >specific to my server hardware. I made sure LVM, device mapper, ramdisk > >and cramfs support was compiled in. I couldn't compile in devfs > >support because that option was disabled in "make xconfig". This could > >be the problem but I have no workaround for it. Also I am not sure > >whether I would need initrd image or not, but I created one anyway > >using "mkinitrd -k -o /boot/initrd.img" in Sarge kernel which is also > >the same version. I correctly set GRUB options to point to new kernel, > >and initrd images and rebooted the server. > > > > I get kernel panic in the boot process after it fails to find > >devfs filesystem and then fails to find dev/console. > > > > Can anyone point me to a step by step document on how to > >compile a custom kernel in Debian Sarge with root on LVM? I would > >really appreciate some help. > > AIUI, the only way to get root on LVM to work is with an initrd. Have > you tried that? When I setup my workstation I specifically did not put > root on LVM so I would not need to mess with an initrd. Also, have you > tried to Google search? > > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/upgradetolvmroot.html > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/upgraderoottolvm.html > > -Roberto > > -- > Roberto C. Sanchez > http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
Thanks Roberto for the links. I will try information in these links first. If that fails, I think I will rebuild my system with root on a separate ext3 partition rather than on LVM. Thanks, Amal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
