Kernel update not working - kernel panic

[sathish]

Hello linux team !!!!

I am using REDHAT 9.0, i have downloaded kernel from www.kernel.org (kernel version is 2.6.0) linux-2.6.0.tar.gz. I have done the following steps to update the kernel :-

1) copied linux-2.6.0.tar.gz to  /usr/src

2) next extracted tar -xzf linux-2.4.22.tar.gz to /usr/src directory

3) created a symbolic link  
cd /usr/src
ln -s linux-2.4.22 /usr/src/linux

4) changed the directory
cd /usr/src/linux

5) now issued the following commands

make xconfig
make  dep
make clean
make modules
make modules_install
make bzImage
taken a backup of old kernal (grub.conf)
make install

installation complets and rebooted the system to the new kernel 2.6.0
but the new kernel is giving the following error likes...
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mounting root filesystems
moun:error 19 mounting ext3
pivotroot:pviot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed:2
umount /initrd/proc failed:2
Freein unused kernel memory:232k freed
Kernel Panic:No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel

What is this Error ?? What changes to be done to boot to the New Kernel2.60.

Plz give me steps to do...

Thanks

Sathish.

[GNUrag]

did you check your grub.conf ..... is it referring to the new kernel path ?

[sathish]

did you check your grub.conf ..... is it referring to the new kernel path ?

Hi !!
yep.. in grub.conf it is loaded automatically to the new kernel.

in grub.conf itz having new kernel version as well as having old kernel version.

If I select the new kernel... itz not booting..


Thanks !!

Sathish

[gauravbajaj]

hi buddy,
Follow these steps :
1 .go to /usr/src/linux-2.4 (version of ur system)
2. make mrproper
3. make oldconfig
4  make xconfig
             { enable the options ,that u want to turn on)
5 .make dep
6.make clean
7. go to /usr/src/linux2.4/makefile
8 .change EXTRAVERSION="any new kernel name u want to give"
9.  make bzImage
10. make modules
11. make modules_install
12. make install
13. reboot
after these steps ur kernel works
bye
gauravbajaj

[/root]

hey dude,

when i tried to install the kernel source and the typed the following command:

[root@localhost linux]# make xconfig
*
* Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that the
* QT development package is correctly installed and the QTDIR
* environment variable is set to the correct location.
*
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

how to resolve this??

[vivek]

hey dude,

when i tried to install the kernel source and the typed the following command:

[root@localhost linux]# make xconfig
*
* Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that the
* QT development package is correctly installed and the QTDIR
* environment variable is set to the correct location.
*
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck] Error 1
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

how to resolve this??

Hi ,
        I am vivek, i saw ur query regarding kernel compilation.
when u r issuing the cmd
#make xconfig
 this is a graphical config tool in gui mode which internally
making use of Qt.
    check whether Qt is installed r not, by issuing this cmd
#echo $QTDIR
 it should point to the path where it is installed eg: /usr/local/qt-3.1/.
if not u have to install Qt.
           select the kernel development packages which includes Qt also.
The env variable QTDIR will also be set to the path.

bye
vivek