[NTLUG:Discuss] first Kernel compile/Panic

[Richard Geoffrion]

MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 08:24, Richard Geoffrion wrote:
>> Geremy L. Hamlett <gnuzealot at swbell.net> wrote:
>>> Yes, I did that,  I am using a ext3 fs, which is the default on a
>>> RedHat intall of 7.3.  I belive I compiled the ext3 fs as a module.
>>> Could that be the problem?
>>
>> oh definately.  If the system can't mount the partition...how can it
>> read the module so that it can load it into memory?
>
> So how do stock kernels work, since they are all modules...  I'll give
> you a hint: initrd ;)
>
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Try recompiling and including ext3 in your kernel. :)
>>
>
> or just try running mkinitrd, see 'man mkinitrd' for details.

mkinitrd!?  What the heck is that!  That wouldn't be some RedHat invention
would it? :)

My slackware has never used it.

So then what?  Use mkinitrd if you use Redhat....or if it doesn't break
anything else on your system...just compile the freakin boot options you
need into the kernel.


-Richard
When you need it to just work.......Give it some Slack