Hi, ok, i had success building a kernel 2.4.18 from kernel-sources _without_ initrd using make-kpkg... sure looks like a problem in initrd...
Do we need to file a bug report on that?? I am new to Debian so i'm not sure about that... Patty > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Gesendet: Samstag, 12. Oktober 2002 22:27 > An: Pattrick Hueper - proQrent GmbH > Cc: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: AW: Problems installing Kernel 2.4 > > > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Gesendet: Samstag, 12. Oktober 2002 21:10 > >>An: Pattrick Hueper - proQrent GmbH > >>Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > >>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 [email protected] > >>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. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >

