Bingo! User error strikes again. Wrong root= for the new kernel.
Thanks.
--- Dave Anselmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What does your lilo.conf look like on the box that hangs? Sounds like
> you
> don't have the right root= line.
>
> Net Llama wrote:
>
> > I'm incredibly stumped at a weird kernel related issue. I've got
> two
> > boxes with identical hardware in them (other than the CPU speed,
> however
> > both are PIII).
> > On 1 box, i've successfully built a 2.4.14 kernel with patched xfs
> > support. It boots & runs perfectly. FWIW, its got a Caldera OS
> load,
> > with bits & pieces of 2.4 & 3.1 on it.
> > On the 2nd box, i've successfully built a 2.4.5 kernel with patched
> xfs
> > support. It boots & runs that 2.4.5-xfs kernel perfectly. Its got
> a RH
> > OS load with bits & pieces of 6.2 & 7.x on it.
> > Here's when things get annoying. When I try to boot off of a
> 2.4.14-xfs
> > kernel on box #2, it always hangs just after detecting all the
> drives
> > (basically where it goes to start mounting stuff) with the error,
> "no
> > init found". First I thought that i forgot to include console
> support
> > in the kernel, but i didn't. So, i figured, i'll just use the same
> > .config from box #1, and i should be golden. No dice. The kernel
> > builds without a hitch, and when i go to boot, i get the same ugly
> > error.
> > So, i'm at my whit's end. Anyone have any ideas?
=
Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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