On Oct 31, 12:40 am, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:24:28 -0400 (EDT), poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > > I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 fromwww.kernel.org. > > ... > > I then ploughed through all the options, removing modules where I was > > sure I did not have > > the relevant hardware. > > ... > > 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 would recommend using something like "make localmodconfig" to strip > out drivers your hardware doesn't need. There are many hidden > dependencies, such as SCSI support, that are not obvious. > Also, I recommend that you read > > http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/Kernel.htm > > for a fairly comprehensive tutorial on kernel building in Debian which > documents many common "gotchas" in kernel building. For example, there > is a patch to kernel-package which is needed in some circumstances > when building a version 3 kernel with make-kpkg. The patch is documented > on the above web page. And, depending on which boot loader you use, > you may need to install some hook scripts when using a custom kernel > with Squeeze and later releases. This is also documented on the > above web page. > > -- > .''`. Stephen Powell > : :' : > `. `'` I followed the instructions given in Kernel.htm and built a kernel from the source tree I had downloaded from www.kernel.org after issuing make-kpkg debian. I also patched kernel-package using the patch file (linuxv3.diff) mentioned on the web page.
I also used make localmodconfig to greatly reduce the number of modules actually compiled. Compiling the kernel took 34 mins on my 1.6GHz laptop. I installed the kernel using dpkg as root, checked that an initramfs image had been created, closed down and rebooted. The kernel loaded, entered runlevel 2, but commands that tried to write to the fs failed because it was still readonly. The kernel finally hung with nfsd. ctrl-alt-del successfully rebooted. I shall recompile the kernel without NFS support because I don't need it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20a54e07-8ae8-4781-9d05-05ff49ec6...@q35g2000prh.googlegroups.com
