mkay, is that scsi driver compiled as a module, or is it compiled into the kernel? you're not clear on that one. make sure you have ext3 support compiled also. i would also try and pass root=/dev/sda [or whatever your drive reports as] to the kernel. as a sidenote, grub introduces major imporvements to the whole bootloader realm, just the shell alone is worth a look. GG On 9/17/05, Smith, Albert <Albert.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Barry L. Bond > Sent: Sat 9/17/2005 10:11 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Fedora Core 4, new kernel endeavor. Bug? How to work-around? > > > > Greetings! > > I want to do things properly, even though I am rushed, so I am asking > for other people's opinions and assistance to assure that I do the right > thing. > > Here's the highlights... > > I just installed Fedora Core 4. I am booting off a SCSI disk, and > the Fedora Core (2.6.11) kernel *is* booting and working (after about a > week) perfectly, so far as I know at the moment. > > However, I need a new kernel. I have a Cyclades 16-port serial card, > and I have many devices throughout the house (terminals, a weather station, > X-10 power controller, a UPS that communicates to two computers through > one of the serial connections, etc.) that I need to get working again as > quickly as possible. > > I wasn't extremely surprised that I was unable to compile the FC4 > kernel sources -- even without making a single change! But, as I've done > in the past, I got the 2.6.13 kernel off www.kernel.org, and I made my > kernel and it compiled on the first try. > > However, I was used to LILO, and now I have GRUB. GRUB does seem to > be an improvement over LILO, so I don't mind learning it. > > I have been unable to boot off my new kernel. (But, I just have the > FC4 kernel still there, and I am able to boot off it, and be just fine > again, if [whew!] the new one panics.) > > I'm having trouble with mkinitrd. The FC4 kernel has aic7xxx as a > module. My new kernel, I am including the new aic7xxx driver, included in > the kernel. (It is a check mark, instead of a dot.) > > I am unable to just run mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.13.img 2.6.13, > but I am able to run it with certain additional options (--builtin=aic7xxx > works, --omit-scsi-modules works, etc.). However, my new kernel always > panics, after what looks like a very promising start (a penguin in the > upper-left-hand corner of the monitor, and the normal boot kernel and > initrd messages, etc.). > > The two messages I've seen (at the kernel panic) so far are: > > mkrootdev: label /1 not found > > ...and... > > mount: error 6 mounting ext3 > > I have been googling and I have tried various things, and I'm not > there yet. (You can see it's quite, well, now EARLY on Saturday morning, > and I do need to get to bed!) > > I see it *may* be a bug or a "glitch" but not I'm not positive. (For > example, the Digital Hermit - Kernel-Build-HOWTO says on page 13 "At this > writing there are some issues with the modules.conf when moving from 2.4 > to 2.6 kernels. Some module names have changed which seem to cause > glitches with initrd." My modules.conf file does have "alias > scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx" in it...) > > Yes, I need this quickly. But, I also want to assure that I do > things correctly. > > If someone can give me a suggestion on what, specifically, to run, I > will GLADLY do that, and I'll do my best to get you the output of the > command, and tell you what goes on as I try them. > > Whatever questions you have, ask them, and I'll do my best to answer! > (I am so beyond tired, I'm just not thinking very clearly. I've been up > almost 24 hours.) > > Thank you! > > Barry > > -- > Barry L. Bond | http://home.cfl.rr.com/os9barry/ > Software Engineer, ITT Industries | (My personal home web page, last > | updated February 17, 2005) > | > bbond@xxxxxxxxxx <- personal | Re-Vita Products: > Barry.Bond@xxxxxxx <- Work ONLY | http://www.re-vita.net/barrybond > | Re-Vita Distributor Information > Home office: 407-382-2815 | http://www.re-vita.net/barrybond-2 > Work: 321-494-5627 | Toll free order: 1-888-820-5531 > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > Why could you not compile your current kernel? Do you have kernel-devel rpm installed? I would also do an up2date and get the latest mkinitrd as I have been seeing some problems with upgrading from kernel 2.4.x to 2.6.x on my EL3 server. > > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
