Try building Ext3 support into the kernel instead of having it built as a module. Rich On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 09:37 +0000, kiran kumar wrote: > 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, > > > > > > > >Please find the attached file which explains about the building of a > new > >kernel. > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > >Srinivas G > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----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 > > > > > > > > > >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 > > > > > ><http://adworks.rediff.com/cgi- > bin/AdWorks/sigclick.cgi/www.rediff.com/s > >ignature-home.htm/1507191490@Middle5?PARTNER=3> > > > > > warm regards, > kiran kumar s.k > N.I.T.K,surathkal > > -- Richard Johnson <richj25@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
