hi,
thanks for the attachment! (kernel version 2.6.15.5)
i followed the rules,but while booting it gave a error message :
(last lines of oops)
creating root device
mounting root filesystem
mount: error 19 mounting ext3
pivotroot: pivot-root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed:2
umount /initrd/proc failed:2
freeing unused kernel memory :216k freed
kernel panic -not syncing : no init found
try passing init=option to kernel
help me on this
On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 Srinivas G. wrote :
>Dear Kiran,
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>Please find the attached file which explains about the building of a new
>kernel.
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>Regards,
>
>Srinivas G
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>-----Original Message-----
> From: kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kiran kumar
>Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:40 AM
>To: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: no init found
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>hi all,
> i am using the kernel 2.4.20-8(Redhat). i installed kernel version
>2.6.15.5.
>the steps i followed right after untarring and unzipping the kernel are:
>make oldoconfig
>make
>cp arch/i386/boot/bzimage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-5
> (i created the hard link to system map & config for the present
>kernel)
>make modules_install
>reboot
>
>
>
>the GRUB loader file was like this:
>title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
>
>
>title test
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /test ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
>
>
>title new-test
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /new-test ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
>
>
>title timer
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /timer ro root=LABEL=/
> initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
>
>the kernel compiled but during booting it initially gave oops message as
>
>VFS - cannot open root device "LABEL=/" on unknown block(0,0)
>please append a correct "root="boot option
>kernel panic :not syncing :VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown
>block(0,0)
>
>for this i edited for the timer kernel as :
>
>title timer
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /timer ro root=/dev/hda1 ####edited here
> initrd /initrd-2.6.15.5.img #####edited here
>
> i booted for the timer kernel (2.6.15.5) , now it gave oops message as
>: (the last oops message was not there)
>
> Warning: unable to open an initial console
>kernel pasnic - not syncing : no init found . try again passing init=
>option to kernel .
>
>what is the solution!
>
>warm regards,
>kiran kumar s.k
>N.I.T.K,surathkal
>
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