Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic
On Oct 30, 6:50 pm, "poenik...@operamail.com"
<poenik...@operamail.com> wrote:
> I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 fromwww.kernel.org.
> I then booted to the
> Deiban squeeze partition and as superuser, unpacked the kernel source
> in one of my own
> directories.
>
> I ran make targets to get what config commands were available. I
> installed qt4-dev files from
> the Debian squeeze DVD and did make xconfig which gave me a
> configuration screen for
> the new kernel source.
>
> I then ploughed through all the options, removing modules where I was
> sure I did not have
> the relevant hardware. I eventually did make-kpkg clean, then make-
> kpkg debian and then
> make-kpkg --targets, chose
> binary and issued
> make-kpkg binary
> The kernel was compiled and after much activity, make-kpkg returned me
> to the command
> line. In the directory above the top of the source tree were a number
> of Debian packages
> which included linux-image-3.0.4_3.0.4-10.00.Custom_i386.deb which I
> installed using
> dpkg. grub was run which found the Linux kernels as well as Ubuntu
> 11.10.
>
> I closed down squeeze, rebooted and chose the new 3.0.4 kernel. It
> displayed an
> error message (kernel panic) to the effect that it could not load the
> root fs.
>
> What have I done wrong?
>
> I remember not choosing the option for an initramfs. What would be put
> in it if I had
> chosen that option?
>
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Here is the screen output for the kernel panic:-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-
block(0.0)
Pid: 1. comm:swapper Not tainted 3.0.4 #1
Call trace:
[<c1224927>] ? panic+0x4d/0x137
[<c1326947>] ? mount_block_root+0x1e6/0x1fa
[<c1326151>] ? parse_early_options+0x18/0x18
[<c1326994>] ? mount_root+0x39/0x4d
[<c1326151>] ? parse_early_options+0x18/0x18
[<c1326aad>] ? prepare_namespace+0x105/0x135
[<c132623a>] ? kernel_init+0xe9/0xf2
[<c1227036>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x6/0xd
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The computer locked and only continually pressing the on/off button
worked.
Any help appreciated. I can upload the .config file, but obviously not
to this user group
because it is 70KB long! :-)
Regards, Sian
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