hi bob u need to create a ram disk image for ur new kernel. if ur kernel version is 2.6.0 create the image using mkinitrd /boot/initrd.2.6.0.img 2.6.0 if ur using lilo as boot loader edit /etc/lilo.con and add initrd=/boot/initrd.2.6.0.img for ur new kernel save and exit run lilo -v to reinstall lilo. anish. Bob Metelsky <bobmetelsky@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Im having a difficult time implementing a new kernel I do bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - make menuconfig make bzImage make modules make modules_install make install Researching my error I found this http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-November/msg03120.html " 2. Navigate through the menus: "Device Drivers -> Block Devices" 3. Enable "RAM disk support", and "Initial RAM disk (initrd) support" 4. Enable any other kernel stuff you want/need. 5. Run "make", then (as root) "make modules_install", and "make install" The "make install" will create your initrd and add the appropriate stanza in your /boot/grub/grub.conf. make install " I do not run the original "make" but rather make bzImage This does exactly that the new kernel and image are copied to /boot grub is "automagically" edited but... I still end up with the "kernel panic no init found - Try passing init= to kernel" Any Ideas what i may be doing wrong? Thanks Bob -- "Oracle error messages being what they are, do not highlight the correct cause of fault, but will identify some other error located close to where the real fault lies." -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list --------------------------------- Win a castle for NYE with your mates and Yahoo! Messenger -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
