Re: AW: Problems installing Kernel 2.4

[Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen <ken@fiona-victor.com>]

Pattrick Hueper - proQrent GmbH wrote:

> Hi,
>
> i tried now with 2.4.18, 2.4.19 and 2.4.16... all show the same error since
> Kenneth reports that it does not happen with the homebuild 2.4.19 and he is
> not using initrd for that (if i see that correctly from the lilo.conf posted
> in the earlier thread) maybe that is the problem, the initrd is somehow
> wrong, how did you build 2.4.19 without initrd? I will try that using
> make-dpkg...
>
> Patty
>  
I dont use initrd on the hommemade kernel, thats correct.
You should use make-kpkg for kernel building.
Its in package kernel-package.
Good luck.
Kenneth

>  
>
> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen [mailto:ken@fiona-victor.com]
> > Gesendet: Samstag, 12. Oktober 2002 21:10
> > An: Pattrick Hueper - proQrent GmbH
> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org; debian-testing@lists.debian.org
> > Betreff: Re: Problems installing Kernel 2.4
> >
> >
> > Pattrick Hueper - proQrent GmbH wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > i am new to Debian, i used SuSE until now, but am sick of not
> > >      
> > being able to
> >    
> >
> > > upgrade...
> > >
> > > So i am trying Debian now, i got a testing and upgraded to unstable, i
> > > installed KDE3 and was very happy, but i would like to have kernel 2.4.
> > >
> > > So i did apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 and also devfsd and other
> > > stuff, i also tried 2.4.19-k7 but both dont work! I had problems
> > >      
> > with ext3,
> >    
> >
> > > which i think i solved, but when booting the new kernel, it says:
> > >
> > > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> > > warning: cant open /etc/mtab: No such file or directory
> > > pivot_root: No such file or directory
> > > sbin/init: cannot open dev/console: no such file
> > > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
> > >
> > > Kernel 2.2.20 still boots, am i missing some packages, do i need to set
> > > something else, i have looked though google but could not find
> > >      
> > any help on
> >    
> >
> > > this...
> > >
> > > Patty
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > Hi i had same proble,
> > se list debian-testing@lists.debian.org
> > check on web to see tread ..
> > The maintainer responded to me but he suggested it was config problem. I
> > dont know it he has looked into it or not.
> > I suggest you subscribe to the testing or unstable list often better
> > responds there to unstabe- testing questions. Your find it on
> > lists.debian.org.
> > Kenneth.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >    
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