FC3: kernel panic on first boot

[Robin Bowes]

John Swartzentruber wrote:
> On 12/2/2004 12:41 PM Robin Bowes wrote:
 >>
>> If what Fred says is correct then this won't fix my problem. I need a 
>> kernel with the ext3 filesystem built in.
> 
> 
> Try building a new initrd file with your driver before you give up. If 
> you can boot from your rescue CD, you should have everything you need. 
> My problem (and I only have one processor) was that the initrd file that 
> was built during the upgrade didn't have sata_via (sata_promise in your 
> case).
> 

John,

I've installed kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3 which boots fine and created a new 
bugzilla entry: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=141658

Thanks for your help,

R.