Re: Panic - Kernel 2.6.14.4

[Russ Cook <russcook@mbo.net>]

Oleg Gritsinevich wrote:

>On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 05:13:01PM -0600, Russ Cook wrote:
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>>I'm running a stock 2.6.12 kernel (2.6.12-1-amd64-k8-smp) on an
>>ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard.  Processor is AMD64 4800 dual
>>core, with 4 MB ram.  I'm trying to compile and
>>install kernel 2.6.14.4.  To start, I copied the same .config file
>>from the 2.6.12 kernel, went through the usual make-kpkg clean,
>>menuconfig, kernel-image process, changing nothing in the .config
>>file.  After installing using dpkg -i and rebooting, I get a kernel panic
>>because VFS can't mount the root partition (hda1).  I'm using Grub.
>>The 2.6.12 kernel boots fine, and I used the same .config file.  My hard 
>>disk is a Maxtor ATA.  Can anyone offer pointers to check?  I don't 
>>understand why one should boot, and the other won't.  I'll be happy to 
>>send .config
>>file on request.
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>	Check for existence and contents of initrd.img corresponding to
>your new kernel.
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that was the problem.  I did not use the --initrd flag when compiling
the kernel.  As an aside, is it inherently necessary to use initrd?  If
the appropriate disk driver is compiled into the kernel (not as a
module) can
the kernel be compiled and loaded successfully without initrd?

thanks much,
  Russ