I just compiled kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r5 almost exactly the same way I've compiled every other kernel, but this one won't boot!
I used genkernel as so: sudo genkernel --no-menuconfig --save-config --no-bootsplash --gensplash --gensplash=emergence --install --kernel-config=/home/iain/configs/2.6.12-gr5-2005-07-14 --makeopts=-j3 --mountboot --bootloader=grub all which is the same as I used for 2.6.12-gentoo and 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 (etc) and they worked fine. The only difference is I removed --udev from the genkernel options because genkernel told me its specified by default. The kernel and initrd files are named differently: kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r5 initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r5 as opposed to kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 Grub loads the initrd ok, but somewhere in the boot process, this happens (with lots more /init lines where I've placed 'etc'): ... ACPI wakeup devices: LID PBTN PCIO USB1 USB2 USB4 USB3 MODM PCIE ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S3 S4 S4bios S5) Freeing unused kernel memory: 228k freed all ok up to here, but then: -install: applet not found /init: 41: In: not found /init: 45: cat: not found /init: 150: sed: not found >> Loading modules /init: 172: touch: not found /init: 172: cat: not found ... etc! ... >> Activating udev /init: 178: mkdir: not found /init: 178: /sbin/udevstart: not found /init: 178: In: not found ... etc! ... [: /dev/md: unknown operand /init: 187: mkdir: not found >> Determining root device... !! The root block device is unspecified or not detected. Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell... boot() :: (this is typed from a photo, so E&OE !!) At this stage, I can type shell, but I don't get any commands. When I try to use tab completion, I see some strange directory names (sorry can't remember exactly). I thought maybe for some reason I didn't have the right filesystem modules compiled in, but they're certainly there: CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y and so on, but anyway, I haven't changed this from 2.6.11. So, any ideas on what's going on? Something udev related? google only returned the usual "init not found", MARC showed nothing and I can't connect to gmane, anyone know whats going on there? Many TIA! -- Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
