Re: weird problem with init after compiling new kernel
>>>>> "Wouter" == Wouter Bakker <w.bakker@thijsoft.nl> writes:
Wouter> to try and make things a little more clear: the kernel boots!
Wouter> Lilo works fine! it is the init part where all activity halts
Wouter> at the point where normally the supplementary hardware (sound,
Wouter> network, mice, special CD-romplayers, etc) would be
Wouter> initialized after which the daemons would be started. At the
Wouter> moment of halt the memory is filled with kernel but not yet
Wouter> with system configuration.
Check the root filesystem in /etc/lilo.conf . Does it point to the
right device?
Another possibility: you have not compiled in the drivers needed to
mount the root partition.
- If you have a SCSI disk, did you select your card?
- If you have an IDE disk, you should have selected IDE disk support.
- Did you select the ext2 file system?
Note that you have to have the relevant option compiled in the kernel,
and not as a module (i.e., select `Y' in the configure process).
(As a side note: can you still boot the old kernel? - type linuxOLD at
the LILO prompt.)
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