Re: Problems booting with a new kernel (updated)
On Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 06:22:57PM +0200, Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda wrote:
> I have compiled my own kernels since some time ago. Now I create my packages
> with the make-kpkg command. But I'm having a problem with a 2.6.22 or 2.6.19
> homemade kernel in a new amd64 box. The 2.6.18 kernenl from etch works ok.
>
> I can compile and install the new kernel, and also update grub, but when I
> reboot, first of all I don't like but I cannot put an splash image because
> the grub, after reboot doesn't detect this:
> splashimage=/boot/sid.bmp
> or
> splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/sid.bmp
>
> Also I have tried to put:
> root=UUID=ecd007d9-14b1-46c0-9cdb-7bdd1f0f5d80
> or
> root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/UUID=ecd007d9-14b1-46c0-9cdb-7bdd1f0f5d80
>
> the kernel is compiled with --initrd and the ext3 (where the rootfs resides
> is formated) in included in the kernel. Really I don't know what to do.
> Anybody has some idea about it?
>
> Regards,
>
> Leo
>
> Added)
>
> I forget to say that I have also to recreate the init with the
> update-initramfs -k
>
> and the error that I have is the kernel blocked:
>
> "Waiting for root file system"
>
> and after a console....
Did you try comparing the config from your kernel and the one from the
2.6.18 etch kernel? Perhaps you left some important option out that
debian enables.
--
Len Sorensen
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