venkatb18

Hi All,

I am using in my pc fedora core-5.
I tried to compile kernel version 2.6.23 on my machine but its not compiled partially.
i tried to boot with that image its giving kernel panic.
Is any body tried with this version.
please help me.
i downloaded source code from kernel.org site.

Thanks
-venkatesh

athlon_crazy

it's much helpfull if you can write down the steps taken during your kernel compilation..

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venkatb18

I took linux-2.6.23.tar.bz2 from kernel.org, then i etracted that in /usr/src directory. I got linux-2.6.23 directory.
linux-2.6.23# make menuconfig
I saved config file then i gave #make
After that #make modules_install
Last step is #make install
and then i reboot system i logged in new kernel, its giving kernel panic.

athlon_crazy

When last time I faced the same prob, I'll always look into initrd.

or

You could try to compile your new kernel by using old /.config

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venkatb18

I tried by old config also, but again i faced same problem.
could please help any body............

digvijay.gahlot

1 Did you copy kernel bzImage to boot dir?
2 Made a softlink to System.map after copying System.map to boot dir?
3. Did you make ram disk imange with mkinitrd?

i92guboj

First, initrd images are not necessary to boot, unless you need to load external modules before the kernel is up and running. Most times, you just need to include all the stuff statically, instead of using modules.

That way you remove the need for an initrd, and there's one level less of complexity.

Second, System.map is not necessary unless you plan to debug your kernel.

Third, boot your old kernel, copy /proc/config.gz to a file called .config in the directory of the sources of your new kernel.

Then use "make oldconfig". After that, use "make menuconfig", and make sure that at least:

1.- the driver for your ide/sata controller
2.- the drivers for the filesystems you are using

Are both marked as static, and not as modules. This way, you don't need an initrd.

Then compile with "make", and install with "make install". Make sure that everything is right on your grub.conf or whatever. Finally, boot it.