On 22/08/05, pavan <pavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello all!! > > My problem is solved.I did include ext3 as built-in module and it > worked.Now i can boot in 2.6.11.12 kernel.. > I have few minor issues like: > > At the boot time bringing up loopback and ethernet device fails.It gives > message as address is already in use by some other machine.Which is > actually not the case.My network card is Realtek 8139too and i have > included it as a built in module.then also it gives such error. > > I get 2-3 warnings as :QM_MODULES:function not implemented at boot > time.What can be reason for this? > do you really have the correct modutils ? > regards, > Pavan Shah. > > Fawad Lateef 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 !!!! > > > > > > > > > -- > 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/
