unable to boot an new kernel

[shariefbe]

Hi..i am using ubuntu 7.10 distro...in that the preinstalled kernel is "linux-2.6.22-14 generic"...after that i planned to compile an new kernel...so i downloaded from kernel.org....the new kernel which i download is "linux-2.6.22.14"...so i compiled that new kernel an d\tried to install...so that i followed the below steps

#cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.22.14
#make menuconfig
#make
#make modules
#make modules_install
#make install

after this commands i opened this /boot/grub/menu.lst and i added the below lines extra which i given in the block letters...

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=/dev/hda1 ro

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

but now i am unable to boot from new kernel..when i select the new kernel means i am getting the 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)

so i dont know what to do...can any one suggest me what to do and how to do...cause i am new to linux...
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sorry if there is any wrong in my english...

[jmadero]

This might help:

kernel panic - not syncing : VFS: unable to mount root FS on unknown-block - LinuxQuestions.org

[shariefbe]

i dont know how to create an initrd to load the module at startup....and the main thing is am not having any file called /etc/lilo.conf.....lilo.conf file is not there...help me what to do?i am new to linux...

[waterhead]

shariefbe: Please don't post duplicate threads about the same problem. It is against the forum rules.

I have closed your thread in the Linux Kernel section, and put a link to this thread in it.

[hazel]

the main thing is am not having any file called /etc/lilo.conf.....lilo.conf file is not there...help me what to do?i am new to linux...

That's because you're using GRUB, not LILO. The point is that whichever bootloader you use, you can make the same kind of silly mistakes if you're not careful - in this case, pointing to the wrong partition. When someone points you to a posting, it doesn't necessarily mean that you should follow literally what's written there; only that you should use it as a guide to the kind of thing that causes that particular error.

Your new kernel is panicking because it can't read the partition you told it was the root partition. Now this can in some distros be because the partition uses reiserfs, which the kernel cannot read without a reiserfs driver module being loaded. However this is unlikely to be the problem here as Ubuntu doesn't use Reiser.

What you need to do is boot to your old kernel and then examine this partition /dev/hda1. Is it a proper ext3 Linux partition? Does it contain a / directory at top level with all the proper subdirectories (/etc, /bin and so on)? If not, find the partition that does contain them and edit menu.lst accordingly.

By the way, if you're a complete novice, why are you building your own kernel?

[waterhead]

By the way, if you're a complete novice, why are you building your own kernel?

Good question, Hazel.

[markharding557]

why don't you just upgrade to a newer version of ubuntu if you want a newer kernel?

[shariefbe]

ya i am telling that i dont know to create an initrd image...and the main thing is i am not having an initrd image in /boot/grub so can you tell the way of creating the image of initrd....which bootloader have to use..whats the difference between this bootloaders...the main thing is this command follows the error...mkinitrd does not working...showing an error....what to do?i edited the /boot/grub/menu.lst file to boot an new kernel...the edited things are typed in the first post itself...please see that and suggest me...and do favour....Thanks a lot

[shariefbe]

i am compiling the new kernel to improve my knowledge and to do my college project...thats why

[neirons]

Tell me, just one thing... why You don't use Copy+Paste knowledge??

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

Bellow is Your entry:
title My Custom Kernel
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22.14 root=/dev/hda1 ro

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