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Re: [TCLUG:7997] kernel

If you included support in the kernel for initrd (initial RAM disks), you
may need to use mkinitrd to set up the RAM disks.

The RedHat installation guide at
http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/manuals/RHL-6.0-Manual/install-guide/manual/doc091.html,
talks about how to use it.

It mentions that initrd is for SCSI boot devices.  You may be able to
simply remove the initrd line from your lilo.conf.  Try that, and if it
doesn't work, try making a new initrd image file as described in the
manual.

Chris


On Sun, 29 Aug 1999, Rodney wrote:

> Where do I start...(tap .... tap). I'm installing a new kernel on rh6.0
> to get masquerading to work, well I took out the scsi card to have some
> room for a new 3c509 card and got it to work. I then recompiled a new
> kernel kernel-2.2.5-22.rpm with the rest of the stuff that went with it.
> Now when I boot it is looking for my scsi card and skips it and then
> gives me this error message.
> 
> adventus.o
> done
> attempt to access beyond end of device
> 03:0b: rw=0, want=2, limit=0
> EXT2-fs: unabel to read superblock
> attempt to access beyond end of device
> 03:0b: rw=0: want=33: limit=0
> isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=03:0b; iso-blnum=16, block=22
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:0b
> 
> But I think I have two problems here, I finished the install with 'make
> bzlilo' and it didn't give me any error messages but when I look in
> lilo.conf there is nothing different. I added a new entery to the file
> to point to the new kernel but I'm not sure what to do with this line
> initrd=/boot/inited-2.2.5-15.img. I know this is from the previous
> kernel install, but the new inited-2.2.5-22.img dozn't show up
> anywhere........ help help help help ........ I'm tired of using a boot
> disk to get back in ....
> 
> 
> Thank
> Rodney
> 
> 
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