On 8/20/05, pradeep sawlani <pradep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > Have you compiled ext3 as built-in into the kernel means with the option Y in make menuconfig not with M??? This problem mostly comes when kernel 2.6 series compiled on a 2.4 series based distro !!!! And you might also have to update your modutils to make 2.6 kernel work perfectly ....... By the way, my personal opinion is install Distro with 2.6 series kernel and then upgrade !!! else you might not able to make your 2.6 series kernel works on 2.4 series kernel perfectly !!!! -- Fawad Lateef -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
