compiled kernel - modules mess (was:kernel doesn't compile?)

[Andre Costa]

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:59:36 +0100
Emiliano Brunetti <emiliano_brunetti at idg.it> wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 13:19, Matt H. wrote:
> > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:45:11 +0100, Emiliano Brunetti wrote:
> >  
> > > - at first boot my new kernel got panic - it wouldn't recnogize
> > > boot option root=LABEL=/ in grub.conf. A simple change into
> > > root=/dev/myhd solved. Any hints on how to restore it to
> > > root=LABEL=/?
> > 
> > You need to build a new initrd image for that custom kernel and add
> > it to your grub conf.
> > See this for some helpful kernel related info:
> > http://www.linux.org.uk/%7Edavej/docs/fedora-kernel-faq.txt
> 
> I had a look at that page but didn't find much unfortunately. I'll
> read better later.
> 
> However, reading logs of kernel compilation i realized that it
> actually faild to build a correct initrd image. I used to think it was
> automatically generated, but seems that it can't find proper location
> of modules.
> 
> I don't know how to continue now, and man mkinitrd didn't help much.
> 
> Can somebody explain to me how to do it? Or even point me to more
> how-to style information?

Did you check my msg about enabling RAM disk support? Your probl could
be not related to initrd after all.

HTH

Andre

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Andre Oliveira da Costa