On Mon, 2003-06-30 at 17:39, shane c branch wrote: > I just compiled the 2.4.21 kernel for my rh9 server, but i can't get it to > boot. There's an error in my grub.conf file, but i don't know how to resolve. > > The file reads: > > default=0 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.21smp) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21 ro root=LABEL=/1 > initrd /initrd-2.4.21.img Try removing the previous line (initrd /initrd-2.4.21.img). Maybe you forgot to create the initial ramdisk and so, GRUB can't boot the kernel. > > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8smp) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8smp ro root=LABEL=/1 > initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8smp.img > > I modeled the entry for 2.4.21 after the one from the original kernel. However, > at boot time, I get an error, the system can't find the /intitrd-2.4.21.img > file. I suppose that makes sense, as I never placed that file anywhere, but > then I wasn't aware that I needed it. Where do I find/generate this file, and > where is grub expecting it to be?
