Re: Kernel.org kernel woes
From: Jacob Heider (lord-jacob_at_comcast.net)
Date: 01/16/04
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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:26:08 GMT
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 02:15:55 -0500, Gwen Morse wrote:
>
> I wanted to try installing the "vanilla" kernel from kernel.org. I
> downloaded 2.6.0 and armed myself with the Redhat Linux 9 Bible (by Negus)
> and followed the directions on pages 964-966. The kernel _seemed_ to build
> fine, although, I was not able to build an inetrd image.
>
> The book said this was for controlling SCSI devices, so, I left it
> unbuilt (I have no SCSI devices).
>
> I then added the boot information to my grub.conf file, where it appears
> as thus:
> title Red Hat Linux (2.6.0)
> root (hd0,4)
> kernel /bz-2.6.0 ro root=/dev/hda5 hdb=ide-scsi init 3
>
> However, I could not boot into Xwindows (I later added 'init 3' to the end
> of the kernel line just so I could boot into terminal mode -- it wasn't in
> my original config). Even terminal mode doesn't work.
>
> I get the following error messages (hand-typed as best as I'm able):
>
> EXT2-fs warning (dev hda5): ext2_fill_super mounting ext3 filesystem as
> ext2
> VFS: mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly
> Freeing unused kernel memory
> Warning: unable to open an initial console
> Kernel Panic: no init found. Try passing init=option to kernel
>
> Do I need to go back and build an inetrd image? Is there some other issue?
> Any help would be appreciated. My book doesn't cover this situation at
> all.
>
> Gwen
You have the ext3 file system on your root device, IINM. Either compile
ext3 support into your kernel, or run:
mkinitrd 2.6.0 /boot/initrd-2.6.0.img
and add the appropriate initrd line to your grub.conf file. HOWEVER, there
are other changes that need to be made to various utilities and
initialization files to use a 2.6 kernel. There are documents on migrating
to the 2.6 kernels on the web, but as you're a newbie, my suggestion would
be to try the newest 2.4 kernel (2.4.24?) currently available, and wait
for FC2 (looks like april) for an integrated 2.6 kernel. Just a thought.
GL
Jacob
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