Wolfgang Messingschlager wrote: > Ken Moffat wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:53:12PM +0100, Wolfgang Messingschlager wrote: >>> Wolfgang Messingschlager wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> >>> I have meanwhile tried to build a kernel with EXT2 and EXT3 within the >>> kernel. >>> >>> # egrep '(EXT2|EXT3)' .config >>> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y >>> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y >>> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL=y >>> CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY=y >>> # CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP is not set >>> CONFIG_EXT3_FS=m >> ^^^^^^ >>> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y >>> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y >>> CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y >>> >>> but without an initrd line in /boot/grub/menu.lst I get the well-known >>> kernel panic. What is important during kernel configuration, so that no >>> initrd file is needed? >>> >> Sorry for not replying earlier, I got confused by your partition >> numbers (I had thought they could not exceed 15 - my thought was >> wrong), and missed your reference to modules. >> >> As you say, for everyone not using an initrd, the filesystem for >> '/' has to be compiled in. You have now compiled in ext2, but a >> recent distro will usually use ext3. >> >> ĸen > > > Oops > > > thanks for your quick reply. I will try to build another KERNEL with > CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y > > > Thanks > Wolfgang Messingschlager
Hi Ken, meanwhile I did - make mrproper - make menuconfig (CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y) - make - make modules_install - cp -v arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26.1 - cp -v .config /boot/config-2.6.26.1 - cp -v System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.26.1 I added the lines title LFS kernel 2.6.26.1 root (hd0,22) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.26.1 root=/dev/hdb20 ro savedefault to /boot/grub/menu.lst This caused the following errors during boot VFS: cannot open root device "hdb20" or unknown block (0,0) Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available partitions: Kernal panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount rootfs on unknown - block (0,0) If I add the initrd file to /boot/grub/menu.lst the kernel is bootable. I use only EXT2, EXT3 and swap partitions. And my .config file is configured with egrep '(EXT2|EXT3)' .config CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY=y # CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP is not set CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y What is necessary to do in order not to need a initrd generated with mkinitrd? Unfortunately mkinitrd is not available in the chroot environment. Shall I attach my .config file? Wolfgang -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
