problem in kernel compilation

[shariefbe]

Hello,
I am new to linux...i tried to compile the kernel version 2.6.22.14....i compiled all the things and i installed all the modules...after typing "make install" i am getting this following things...

root@sharief-desktop:/usr/src/linux-2.6.22.14# make install
sh /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.14/arch/i386/boot/install.sh 2.6.22.14 arch/i386/boot/bzImage System.map "/boot"
In order to use the new kernel image you have just installed, you
will need to reboot the machine. First, however, you will need to
either make a bootable floppy diskette, re-run LILO, or have GRUB
installed.

Checking for ELILO...No

GRUB is installed. To automatically switch to new kernels, point your
default entry in menu.lst to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.14
root@sharief-desktop:/usr/src/linux-2.6.22.14# cd /boot
root@sharief-desktop:/boot# ls
abi-2.6.22-14-generic grub System.map vmlinuz-2.6.22.14
config initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic System.map-2.6.22.14 vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic
config-2.6.22.14 initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic.bak System.map-2.6.22-14-generic
config-2.6.22-14-generic memtest86+.bin vmlinuz


i dont what to do next...how to change the boot file....please help me....

[GNU-Fan]

Hello,

attention! making mistakes in the file menu.lst can make your system unable to boot.

By now, you should already be able to select the new kernel manually in GRUB when the system starts. Make sure your new kernel boots fine before you choose it as default.

Later, you can modifiy the file menu.lst so that it selects the new kernel as default. This way, you will not need to select it manually on every boot.

[shariefbe]

no...yet i didnt boot the new kernel....just i am trying to boot...i dont know how to configure the grub to boot from new kernel...please help me....that is my problem...

[shariefbe]

i am not having any lilo.conf and grub.conf in my system........i dont know what to do...

[GNU-Fan]

Type "cat /boot/grub/menu.lst" and put the output here for us to read.
And give us the output of "uname -a" too.

[shariefbe]

This is the content of the /boot/grub/menu.lst


title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=7ef4f8ec-7dd3-4c02-9f24-c9438e6b8bce ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=7ef4f8ec-7dd3-4c02-9f24-c9438e6b8bce ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

when i type "uname -a" i get the below things

Linux sharief-desktop 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[GNU-Fan]

You can try to add as a third paragraph

title My Custom Kernel
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14
root=UUID=7ef4f8ec-7dd3-4c02-9f24-c9438e6b8bce ro quiet splash

However, this kernel uses no initial ramdisk. This means that you will have to built in all those drivers that the kernel needs to access the modules on the hard disk. (static, not as modules)
Especially the harddisk drivers and the driver for the filesystem.

Otherwise, the kernel does not know how to read the other modules and will fail to boot.

[shariefbe]

no i am getting that new kernel..it is not showing while i reboot the system..just its going in old kernel only...i posed that code as third paragraph as follows..

title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=7ef4f8ec-7dd3-4c02-9f24-c9438e6b8bce ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=7ef4f8ec-7dd3-4c02-9f24-c9438e6b8bce ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title My Custom Kernel
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.14 root=UUID=7ef4f8ec-7dd3-4c02-9f24-c9438e6b8bce ro quiet splash

title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
yet i am not getting the new kernel....please help me

[shariefbe]

yes...i edited in the /boot/grub/menu.lst.....
then i got the newly compiled kernel in the menu while i reboot the system....but when i enter into that i am getting this following error........

starting up.....
uncompressing linux...ok,booting the kernel
[ 53.987716]kernel panic - not syncing: VFS : unable to mount root fs on unknown -block(0.0)


wher will be the root fs...how to mount that....

[GNU-Fan]

Try this line:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.14 root=/dev/hda1 ro