On April 25, 2007 04:48:17 pm Lorenzo Bettini wrote: > Hi > > I updated the linux sources (debian package) from 2.6.18 to 2.6.20. > Copied the previous .config and issued a make oldconfig > > However, the new kernel does not boot: it freezes with a kernel panic > when trying to mount the root partition... > > My laptop is a sony vaio... > > On other computers (desktops) this kernel update succeeded without any > problem... > > any clue please? > > thanks in advance > Lorenzo > > -- > Lorenzo Bettini, PhD in Computer Science, DSI, Univ. di Firenze > ICQ# lbetto, 16080134 (GNU/Linux User # 158233) > HOME: http://www.lorenzobettini.it MUSIC: http://www.purplesucker.com > BLOGS: http://tronprog.blogspot.com http://longlivemusic.blogspot.com > http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite > http://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt > http://www.gnu.org/software/gengen http://doublecpp.sourceforge.net Using make oldconfig is not really recommended your better off using make menuconfig, xconfig ... even if it is only to load then save and exit with the old .config file at least you get a warning of what has changed/is not used anymore. I know the driver names for the SATA drives at least changed from the .18 to .20 so if it is using one of those then that is the first place to look and the IDE drives are now being detected as sd? instead of hd? (which was the case on my test install of Etch for my IDE dvd burner when going from .18 to .20 Debian kernel) so if that (/dev/hd? ...) is in your /etc/fstab and the configuration is still right that would give you the panic in and of itself. Stephen -- GPG Pubic Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc
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