Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody

From: saravanan ganapathy (sarav_gsa_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/29/04

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    Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:49:07 -0800 (PST)
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    > > >
    > > > 2nd, if you want to use kernel that comes with
    > > > stable, install package
    > > > kernel-source-2.4.18 and recompile it with
    > highmem
    > > > enabled. I wouln't
    > > > recommend package from kernel.org as Debian
    > kernel
    > > > include some patches
    > > > and security back-ports. Otherwise you have to
    > stay
    > > > on latest kernel (if
    > > > you don't want local kernel exploits) and
    > recompile
    > > > everytime new kernel
    > > > gets out.
    > >
    > > The latest kernel version in kernel.org for 2.4.x
    > > series is 2.4.28. But the debian stable kernel
    > version
    > > is 2.4.18.
    >
    > The latest kernel on kernel.org is 2.4.28 indeed.
    > The debian stable
    > choosed kernel 2.4.18 as kernel for woody release.
    > So debian's kernel
    > 2.4.18 includes security patches for exploits found
    > in kernels 2.4.19,
    > .20, etc.
    >
    > Kernel 2.4.18 does support highmem, but debian's
    > package is compiled
    > without highmem support. So you have two options:
    >
    > 1st.
    > Recompile debian's 2.4.18 kernel with highmem
    > support, keep eye on
    > debian-security-announce list and whenever kernel
    > 2.4.18 gets updated
    > recompile it.
    >
    > 2nd.
    > use latest kernel from kernel.org compiled with
    > highmem support and
    > recompile it whenever security hole is discovered.
    >
    >
    > >
    > > Is there any lack in this?
    >
    > --
    > Alexei Chetroi
    >

    I have done recompile using kernel-source-2.4.18 and
    after reboot I got the following error

    EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode
    VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly
    Freeing unused kernel memory: 288k freed
    kernel panic no init found , try passing init= option
    to kernel

    How to solve this problem? Please help me

    Sarav

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