Re: Why can't I build a running Kernel?

[Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>]

Reg Clemens napsal(a):
> Why can't I build a running Kernel?
> I have in the past, but since some time in the 2.6.19 series,
> I have got the following series of errors. 
> Same thing now with 2.6.20.
> 
> I build with:
> 
>     make xconfig
> 
> changing only the Processor type to Pentium4,
> then I
> 
>     make bzImage
>     make modules
>     make modules_install
>     make install
> 
> Fine everything builds, no errors.
> I then try booting, and I get 4 or 5 lines and then
> 
>     Unable to access resume device (/dev/sda5)
>     mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'
>     < 4 more lines with setuproot and switchroot >
>   
> and then
> 
>     Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempting to kill init!
> 
> Sigh.
> What has changed, what do I need to do to get this thing to boot?

Re-enable sata/scsi/usb/whatever is your root behind stuff back again? What does 
your .config look like?

regards,
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http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xslaby/            Jiri Slaby
faculty of informatics, masaryk university, brno, cz
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