Re: Kernel problems
--- Ron Farrer <rbf@farrer.net> wrote:
> Robert Martinovic (tzenkethi@yahoo.com) wrote:
>
> > I seem to be having a problem in the way i compile
> a
> > kernel. I do the following:
> >
> > make xconfig
> > make dep
> > make-kpkg clean
> > make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.X. kernel_image
> > dpkg -i kernel-image-alpha-XXX.deb
> >
> > Everything seems to go ok, but when i boot from
> SRM:
> > b dka100 -fi vmlinuz
> > It starts to boot and then:
> > 'kernel panic' and 'VFS unable to mount root
> > filesystem ..."
> >
> > Any suggestions on what i'm doing wrong.
Ron,
> I don't know maybe it was at typo when you sent that
> mail, but shouldn't
> there be a root=xxx in your boot flags?
I have already set os_flags to root=/dev/sda1
> Also, IIRC
> SRM doesn't like
> symlinks.. so you may need to specify the exact
> location to the kernel.
>
> for example: b dka100 -fi /boot/vmlinux-2.2.14 -fl
> "root=/dev/sda8"
This is not a problem. I don't have a problem booting
the generic kernel that get's installed by the boot
disks. I have a problem booting a kernel i have
compliled myself
Robert
>
> HTH,
>
> Ron
>
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