On Fri 20 May 05, 8:03 AM, Jonathan Stickel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > >New install. > > > >Grub seems to work for my Debian kernels: > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-686 > > root (hd1,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 root=/dev/hda6 ro > > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686 > > savedefault > > boot > > > >But not for a home compiled kernel: > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.11 > > root (hd1,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11 root=/dev/hda6 ro > > savedefault > > boot > > > >When I try to boot 2.6.11, the kernel can't find the root filesystem and > >panics. > > > >I don't know grub very well -- anyone have a guess what's going on? > > > > Here is a typical grub entry for me, if it helps: > > title=linux-2.6.10-gentoo-r6_4-19-05 > root (hd0,1) > kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-gentoo-r6_4-19-05 root=/dev/hda5 > > I notice you don't specify an initrd for your custom kernel. My guess > is you missed specifying 'y' rather than 'm' for something important, > something that's required for your root filesystem. I've done that a > few times, and that's the error message I get. Whoops! You're right. ext3 was built as a module. I just remedied that and recompiled.
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