Re: Kernel 2.6.8 won't boot

[Muhammad Reza <reza@mra.co.id>]

Roberto Sanchez wrote:

> Muhammad Reza wrote:
>
> > Dear Lists,
> >
> > I'm stuck with compiling debian kernel-2.6.8 source at Sarge, this is
> > what exactly i did...
> >
> > debian:/usr/src# ln -s kernel-source-2.6.8 linux
> > debian:/boot# cd /usr/src/linux
> > debian:/usr/src/linux# cp /root/config .config
> > debian:/usr/src/linux#patch -p1 </root/bootsplash-3.1.6-2.6.8.diff
> > debian:/usr/src/linux#make menuconfig
> > debian:/usr/src#make-kpkg --initrd --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
> > ----sucess-----
> > debian:/usr/src/linux# cd ../
> > debian:/usr/src# ls
> > kernel-image-2.6.8_custom.1.0_i386.deb  kernel-patches
> > kernel-source-2.6.8  kernel-source-2.6.8.tar.bz2  linux
> > debian:/usr/src# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.8_custom.1.0_i386.deb
> > ---sucess---
> >
> > but new compile kernel wont boot with this error...
> >
> > RAMDISK: cramfs file system found at block 0
> > RAMDISK: loading 3620 block [1 disk] into ramdisk done..
> > Kernel Panic:VFS:unable to mount root fs on unknown_block(3.1)
> >
> > please help me...to solved this problem..
> > here is .config and menu.lst in attach....
>
> Have you tried without an initrd?  Also, do you have /boot
> on a seperate partition?
>
> -Roberto Sanchez


I'm already tried without --initrd, the last result it same, kernel 
won`t boot cause unable to mount root file system.
And fyi, with or without --initrd, ext2, ext3 and reiserfs is compiling 
static to my 2.6.8 kernel.
this my mtab from previous good booting kernel...
debian:~# uname -a
Linux debian 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
debian:~# cat /etc/mtab
/dev/hda1 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0
proc /proc proc rw 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0
/dev/hda9 /home ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hda8 /tmp ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hda5 /usr ext3 rw 0 0
/dev/hda6 /var ext3 rw 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw 0 0

regards
reza