On 20/08/05, Fawad Lateef <fawadlateef@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 !!!! > as i know Debian and SlackWare is 2.6 ready (SlackWare is still 2.4 based but it comes with rgith tools to work with 2.6) > -- > Fawad Lateef > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Ozan -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
