Re: Problem compiling kernel-2.6.17

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Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:

>> I didn't actually forget any of the IDE stuff,
>> but I had some parts of it in modules.
>> Now I've put all the IDE bits into the kernel,
>> there is no longer a panic,
>> and 2.6.17 seems to be running fine.
>> 
>> I did incidentally have an initrd running before.
>> But I didn't include BLK_DEV_PIIX,
>> which the documentation suggests might help
>> with the Intel PIIX4 disk controller,
>> although it implies that it is not necessary.
>> So I am not quite sure which change solved the problem.
>> 
> Did you build an initrd for the kernel you compiled? You usually
> have one for each kernel. If the kernel has its own module
> directory, then it needs its own initrd.

Yes, I always say "make", "make modules_install", "make install",
the last of which creates an initrd.
There was an initrd in this case,
which seemed to contain everything necessary at a quick glance.

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