Re: Why can't I build a running Kernel?

[Jiri Slaby]

albcamus napsal(a):
> 2007/2/9, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > Reg Clemens napsal(a):
> > > Why can't I build a running Kernel?
> > > I have in the past, but since some time in the 2.6.19 series,
> > > I have got the following series of errors.
> > > Same thing now with 2.6.20.
> > >
> > > I build with:
> > >
> > >     make xconfig
> > >
> > > changing only the Processor type to Pentium4,
> > > then I
> > >
> > >     make bzImage
> > >     make modules
> > >     make modules_install
> > >     make install
> > >
> > > Fine everything builds, no errors.
> > > I then try booting, and I get 4 or 5 lines and then
> > >
> > >     Unable to access resume device (/dev/sda5)
> > >     mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
> > >     < 4 more lines with setuproot and switchroot >
> > >
> > > and then
> > >
> > >     Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempting to kill init!
> > >
> > > Sigh.
> > > What has changed, what do I need to do to get this thing to boot?
> I have the same problem with 2.6.19 and later. The previous kernel with
> same .config works, but it's not true for 2.6.19 and 2.6.30.
>
>
>
>
> > Re-enable sata/scsi/usb/whatever is your root behind stuff back again? 
> > What
> > does
> > your .config look like?
> >
> > regards,
>
> I selected everything about ATA to <*> or <M>, and made initrd for the
> newly-built kernel, still unable to boot.
>
> The .config was attached, I have kdb-4.4 patched.

Config seems to be fine. Please post
lspci -vvvxx

and lines from your boot loader.

regards,
--
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/            Jiri Slaby
faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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