Yup. I found the solution. I seem to have been creating an incompatibility problem using the base files (the kernel) from a CD distribution but all GNU files from the internet. Since the kernel is a modular one it will boot initially but after compilation (using the hence incompatible GNU compiler libs) it won't boot any more. It seems that even the original modular kernel is affected in some way, or rather the init.d is, because even that won't boot from the point where init is loaded.
I solved the issue by reïnstalling the whole box from scratch. First I tried a full CD installation (all files came from the same distribution) but since the occurence I have also successfully installed systems completely from the ftp-sites. (which runs smoothly with a cable-connection and downloads of 250 to 300 kB/s :) ) Hope this helps you out! If your cause is not the same, you probably just have to recompile and see very carefully that you didn't miss a thing somewhere; I once tried running a 686 kernel on a 486. I missed the processor type option somewhere. That didn't work greetz, Wouter. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 4:22 AM Subject: Re: weird problem with init after compiling new kernel Did you ever find a solution to this problem? I'm having a similar problem with a Pentium system. If you did find a solution, could you please let me know what it was? Thanks, Peter
