kernel panic after booting with new kernel 2.6.11.9

[Sean McMahon]

I don't think you can assume the distro kernel is configured the same way your
custom kernel should be configured.  That's why you have initrds in
distros.Build in your ide chipset, the ide harddrive support, andthe root file
system to help fix the problem once you get back booted.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick Gawronski" <nick at nickgawronski.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: kernel panic after booting with new kernel 2.6.11.9


> Hi, well my ide controler should have been in the .config file as it would
> been in the normal fc3 configuration file for the kernel and that is the
> file I used to mygreat to the new version just changed the settings for
> speakup.  How can I boot into my system on a rescue disk or something to fix
> the problem or at least get my system booted so I can fix the problem?  I
> still have the cds of fedora core 3 that I got from cheap bytes.  bye
> My web page is at http://www.nickgawronski.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Luke Yelavich" <themuso at themuso.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: kernel panic after booting with new kernel 2.6.11.9
>
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> > On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 12:28:04PM EST, Nick Gawronski wrote:
> >> Hi, I have fedora core 3 and just installed a new kernel from kernel.org
> >> with speakup latest cvs version.  I had the kernel configure script load
> >> in
> >> my existing configuration file for my fc3 kernel to help me upgrade and
> >> built speakup and dectalk express in the kernel as well ans ext2 and
> >> ext3.
> >> No initrd image because none is needed.  I installed the modules then
> >> editted grub.conf changing the file name to the new kernel's name but
> >> removing the initrd line.  My new kernel boots just fine but them I get
> >> the
> >> error Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> >> unknown -block(0,0) I have the fedora core 3 4 cd set from cheapbypes so
> >> how can I fix the problem with out having to reinstall all over again?
> >> bye
> >
> > Did you make sure you included the driver for your IDE controller in the
> > kernel? If not, you will need an initrd to make the kernel boot, or
> > recompile the kernel with the IDE driver included.
> > - -- 
> > Luke Yelavich
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