Re: debian wont boot after 2.4.24 build , strange one!

["Martin" <martin.debian@aeonit.co.uk>]

Sorry there was a typo, I meant 1GB swap

Has anyone any ideas on this?

Thanks in advance,

Martin

> This is a strange one,
>
> I built debian woody bf24, installed kernel-image-2.4.18-686(added initrd
> to lilo and re ran lilo) rebooted all ok, downloaded 2.4.24 source from
> testing and copied in the conf file from the 2.4.18-686 build.
>
> I followed the usual debian build instructions made my
> customisations(turned on raid in the kernel  and e1000 driver as a module)
> and installed the new 2.4.24 kernel without errors.
>
> Now have a kernel panic in both the new and old kernel? what is really
> strange is that neither slackware live CD or Knoppix will boot, both fail
> when tring to mount the fixed disk?
>
> Now in pursuit of sanity I rebuilt again(was able to use debian boot CD to
> re-install and init the partions) and got exactly the same problem.
>
> HD is a maxtor 80GB with a 1GB raid partition and the rest ext3 for /
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Martin
>