On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 11:35:09AM -0500, Phil Lambert wrote: > Hey all I have a problem activating a new kernel I am hoping someone can > help. I do the the following: > > cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.19 > > make mrproper -> successful > make xconfig - > successful > make dep -> successful > make clean -> successful > make bzImage -> successful > make modules -> successful > make modules_install -> successful > > > mkinitrd --with=ext3 /boot/initrd-2.4.19.img 2.4.19 -> fails "no > mbcache module > > mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.19.img 2.4.19 -> successful > > make install -> successful > > reboot to new kernel -> fails "kernel panic unable to mount root fs" > > grub.conf looks like this: > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > # > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this > file > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > # root (hd0,0) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda2 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > #boot=/dev/hda > default=0 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-17.8.0) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-17.8.0 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi > initrd /initrd-2.4.18-17.8.0.img > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi > initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.191) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.191 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi > initrd /initrd-2.4.191.img > > Any advice is greatly appreciated > > Sincerely Phil Lambert >
You refer to 'initrd-2.4.19.img' above, but I don't see that kernel name in the grub.conf file. The closest is the 2.4.191 entry, but it doesn't match what you wrote. Also, when you did the xconfig did you ensure that your new kernel has all the necessary modules, eg ext3? grep the .config file in /usr/src/linux-2.4.19 for EXT3. You want it to be 'y' or 'm'. -- Jim Kaufman mailto:jmk@;linuxforbusiness.net Linux Evangelist cell: 612-481-9778 public key 0x6D802619 fax: 952-937-9832 http://www.linuxforbusiness.net --- The world is no nursery. -- Sigmund Freud
