problem w/ grub.conf
Ok, I am not sure if my problem is with the grub. conf, but that is my guess. Let me say that I am a noob when it comes to Linux. Currently I am running Red Hat 9 and i just installed a 3com NIC and ran a make config to try to get it to work.
Ok, I am not sure if my problem is with the grub.conf, but that is my guess.
Let me say that I am a noob when it comes to Linux.
Currently I am running Red Hat 9 and i just installed a 3com NIC and ran a make config to try to get it to work. I compiled the kernal and copied it into my /boot/ directory.
Now this is what I added to the grub.conf
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /Nov25a ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
this is what I get when I do a reboot and choose this kernal.
ERROR: /bin/insmod exited abnormally!
Mounting /proc filesystem
Creating block devices
Creating root device
Mounting root filesystem
mount: error 19 mounting ext3
pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
umount /initrd/proc failed: 2
Freeing unusd kernel memory: 132k freed
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel.
Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Steve
Let me say that I am a noob when it comes to Linux.
Currently I am running Red Hat 9 and i just installed a 3com NIC and ran a make config to try to get it to work. I compiled the kernal and copied it into my /boot/ directory.
Now this is what I added to the grub.conf
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /Nov25a ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
this is what I get when I do a reboot and choose this kernal.
ERROR: /bin/insmod exited abnormally!
Mounting /proc filesystem
Creating block devices
Creating root device
Mounting root filesystem
mount: error 19 mounting ext3
pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2
umount /initrd/proc failed: 2
Freeing unusd kernel memory: 132k freed
Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel.
Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Steve
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default 4 timeout 10splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz#title=linux-2.4.21 #root (hd0,0)#kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.4.21 root=/dev/hda6 hdc=ide-scsi title=linux-2.4.22root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.4.22 root=/dev/hda6 acpi=offtitle=linux-2.6.0test7root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.6.0test7 root=/dev/hda6 acpi=offtitle=linux-2.6.0test9root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.6.0test9 root=/dev/hda6 acpi=offYours reads...
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title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)root (hd0,0)kernel /Nov25a ro root=LABEL=/initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.imgShould read...
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title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/Nov25a root=/dev/hdaX #(note X is whereevre your root partition is)Make sure the name of your kernel matches the name in grub.conf
