<HTML><BODY> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_70e5a1c3-0c7b-42b7-97c0-039c012b5893" class="AOLPlainTextBody"><pre><tt>>Unless you're installing the kernel with rpm --nodeps, that shouldn't be >possible. >The current kernel depends on the new mkinitrd. (Well, 1 rev back, but that's >good enough).<br> ><br> > Dave<br> <br> Not quite: I had installed "FC" from scratch from the "rawhide" tree using the<br> "FC6" install DVD because network is broken in the current "rescue" image.<br> The install completed successfully, but then I encountered this kernel panic,<br> checked the "initrd" size which was 50 bytes only and reinstalled<br> "kernel-2.6.19-1.2877.fc7". Because now, the "rawhide" version of "mkinitrd"<br> was used, the created "initrd" was correct, and I could boot the new kernel<br> on my "IBM ThinkPad T23" (only ATA devices) without a glitch and without<br> modifying "grub.conf".<br> <br> Joachim Frieben<br> </tt></pre> </div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> <a href="http://www.aol.de/email/" target="_blank"><b>Testen Sie das neue, kostenlose AOL eMail:</b></a> 2 GB Speicherplatz mit marktführendem Spam- und eMail-Virenschutz.<br /> </div> </BODY></HTML>