Problem with kernel boot with version 2.4.25 or later
I have have a problem with booting the kernel 2.4.25 and later on recent
hardware I purchased
The initial installation is a basic bf24 install no options were
selected, I just followed the menus through the system. I do have ext3 fs.
My application requires me to compile device drivers so I need to
recompile the kernel. I recompiled the kernel with 2.4.18 kernel-source
package install the package rebooted and all was well. I then updated
to 2.4.25 kernel-source and compiled the deb package and installed with
the following.
The system will not reboot, it seems to get confused at the step where
the ide is detected and the fs type is determined. I get a number of
messages about Rieser fs at this point that don't make any sense at
all. I have an ext3 fs no reiser.
The kernel configuration that I am using is /boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4
copied to the source directory as .config.
So at this point I can boot 2.4.18 and 2.4.19 compiled kernels but
nothing later than this in the 2.4.x code.
I have tested this configuration on older hardware and it worked just
fine. The trouble is when I got the latest motherboard and CPU to have
more horse power then the booting issue has occurred.
I am not a expert at compiling kernels and don't do this to often so
responses and questions should keep in mind I understand the basics.
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Scott Henderson
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