Re: 2.6.4 to 2.6.5 problems w/ a sarge machine

From: Kenneth Macdoald Karlsen (ken_at_fiona-victor.com)
Date: 04/23/04

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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 20:42:50 +0200

    On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 05:39, Derek Broughton wrote:
    > From: "Kenneth Macdoald Karlsen" <ken@fiona-victor.com>
    >
    > [sorry Kenneth if you got a private copy. my bad...]
    >
    > > On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 20:41, Richard Weil wrote:
    > > >
    > > > The source for 2.6.5 came into Sarge a day or two ago.
    > > > I complied it using the exact same configuration as
    > > > 2.6.4. I checked all the new additions to the kernel
    > > > and there was nothing important. The machine panics
    > > > when I try to boot into the new kernel. I don't have
    > > > full details because I don't have access to the
    > > > machine, but I was told the machine had hung with an
    > > > "attempting to kill init!" message.
    > ...
    > > > What could have happened?
    > >
    > > I dont know why you have problems but i would suggest using sources from
    > > kernel.org. They work fine with me. I have also run into problems with
    > > deb.sources, but not with sources from kernel.org.
    >
    > I would suggest not, because they don't work with initrd unless patched.
    > Which brings me to my best guess:
    > make-kpkg --initrd
    >
    > You have to tell it you want an initrd kernel.
    >
    I dont use initrd but kernel.org kernelsource has never failed for me...
    Kenneth. 

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