"GYGAX,OTTO (HP-Corvallis,ex1)" wrote:
> I built a new version of the kernel under RH6.2, currently running
> 2.2.14-5.0smp. The new version is 2.2.17. Compilation and building of the
> required modules succeeded. lilo.conf has also been updated to reflect the new
> kernel name. System.map, initrd.x.img, vmlinuz and vmlinux have all been placed
> in /boot. The one file that has not been able to recreate is /boot/module-info,
> since I cannot seem to find instructions on this and there are no procedures in
> the Makefile.
>
> Following the recommended steps in the README file, plus several other books on
> the matter, this kernel halts cold during reboot. "initrd.x.img" is loaded and
> the hardware is scanned normally up to the point where it's ready to mount
> the root partition.
>
> The error message says:
>
> Warning: unable to open an initial console.
> Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel.
>
> I'd appreciate hearing any suggestions on the matter. Thank you.
>
> -otto
>
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> Otto A. Gygax ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> Digital Publishing Solutions, Software Development
> Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis, Oregon
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FWIW, the Mandrake 7.1 recommends the same upgrade, but after doing it I no longer
had SCSI drivers (and my Linux system is on an SCSI drive). That was reparable by
doing an upgrade to the CD version (downgrade). The new (old) kernel was then the
boot kernel, but the "upgrade" kernel was still present, which allows some things
that depend on its libries to work. (But, of course, not all of them.)
I've been wondering whether the same process could be used to switch from
Pinstripe to RH62. But, of course, I keep hoping that the final version of
Pinstripe will be released soon, so I don't want to spring for it now.
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