I think the problem is with module utilities as 2.6 expects modules with *.ko while 2.4 expects to be *.o. I think if u install modutils for 2.6.Everything should go fine. Regards, Pradeep On 8/20/05, pavan <pavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello friends!! > > I have mandrake 9.1 linux with 2.4.21 kernel.I wish to upgrade to > 2.6.11.12 kernel. > > For that i executed following commands: > > untarred linux source and put it unders /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.12 > > #cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.12 > #make mrproper > this does not print anything on the screen and after sometime gave me > back the shell. > #make menuconfig > #make > #make modules_install > after everything was complete i copied bzImage to /boot. > > To create initrd image i did following. > #cd /lib/modules > #mkinitrd 2.6.11.12.img 2.6.11.12/ > i copied the resulting initrd image to /boot > and made appropriate entries in the lilo.conf > > The entries are > image=/boot/linux-2.6.11.12 #name of my kernel image > label="2.6.11.12" > root=/dev/hda5 > initrd=/boot/2.6.11.12.img > > > But when i try to boot using the new 2.6.11.12 kernel i get following > message: > mount:error 19 mounting ext3 flags > kernel panic:no init found.Try passing init= option to the kernel. > > I can't boot using the new kernel.What can go wrong?Did i miss something? > > Thanks in advance, > Pavan Shah. > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
