kernel 2.6.20.1 loading error

[lxsameer]

Hi
I compiled the kernel 2.6.20.1 and create a ram disk file with
mkinitramfs -o initrd.img-2.6.20.1 2.6.20.1
when grub loaded some times isee
Kernel panic error that say can not mount root filesystem in unknown block (0,0)
or sometimes output arrive to
wait for root fs
and nothing happend
my distrbut is debian etch.
please help me

[devils casper]

Values of root (hdx,y) line and root = /dev/hdxx in kernel line, are not correct in menu.lst file.
Post the contents of /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu.lst files.

[lxsameer]

the menu,lst contain
title linux 2.6.20.1
root (hd0,10)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20.1 root=/dev/sda11 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20.1
savedefault

[devils casper]

What about the title block of other kernel? Post that block and post the contents of /etc/fstab file too.

[lxsameer]

title block??? you mean
title linux-2.6.xx?

[devils casper]

Please post all the contents of menu.lst and /etc/fstab files.

[lxsameer]

fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda11 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hdd1 /mnt/hdd1 ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hdd3 /mnt/hdd3 ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hdd6 /mnt/hdd6 ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hdd10 /windows/hdd10 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdd2 /windows/hdd2 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdd7 /windows/hdd7 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdd8 /windows/hdd8 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/hdd9 /windows/hdd9 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/sda1 /windows/sda1 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/sda7 /windows/sda7 vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/sda8 /windows/sda8 vfat defaults 0 0
#/dev/hdd5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sda10 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0


menu.lst

title Debian GNU/Linux 2.6.20.1
root (hd0,10)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20.1 ro root=/dev/sda11
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20.1
savedefault

[lxsameer]

i must say that my end for recompiling kernel is appling bootsplash.

[devils casper]

Code is correct in menu.lst and /etc/fstab files. What about pre-compiled kernel that comes with default install? Is that booting up correctly?
Post the output of

ls /boot

[lxsameer]

Hi my friend

last night i compiled 2.6.18 . it work correctly with the ram disk file that i build like this:
initramfs -o/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18 2.6.18
but the 2.6.20.1 version not work with its own ram file that i create as the same way of 2.6.18's way.
but when i try this commant to initrd.img-2.6.18 it not work and give the errors that i say befor, here is the command:
splash -s -f /etc/theme....../bootsplash-1024x768.cfg >> /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18
plz did not attention to cammand spell.