I've compiled my 2.6.12.3 kernel 3 times!!!

CPUFreak91 · 07-28-2005, 08:52 AM

I have compiled my new 2.6.12.3 kernel 3 times and every time I boot with the new kernel I get this message:

v2.01 USB HID core driver
Alsa device list:
No soundcards found
UDF-fs No partitions found
Kernel panic not syncing:
VFS: Unable to mount root on un-known block(3,11)

I don't know what I'm doing wrong! I'm trying to boot Slackware 10.0.
I have GCC 3.4.3.

oneandoneis2 · 07-28-2005, 09:20 AM

Did you use "make oldconfig" to make the new kernel with all the same options as your previous kernel, or what?

CPUFreak91 · 07-28-2005, 09:58 AM

No i didn't use make oldconfig but I did use the config file in the /boot directory. Is there any difference?

oneandoneis2 · 07-28-2005, 10:29 AM

Depends where the config file in /boot came from!

If it's the generic Slack config then it should have worked OK. If it came from somewhere else, then there's no telling how good or bad it might be. . .

Best advice is probably to use "make menuconfig" and make sure all the appropriate options for your computer have been checked.

CPUFreak91 · 07-28-2005, 01:13 PM

Arrghh! I used make oldconfig but still, the same message!!! Only the alsa error was removed...

whansard · 07-28-2005, 01:59 PM

it looks like support for whatever filesystem you are using isn't built into the kernel.

CPUFreak91 · 07-28-2005, 02:19 PM

Well I'm using a reiserfs formated root partition. I made sure that reiserfs is compiled into the kernel directly. I even tried it as a module but still it didn't work! Yes I used the original Slackware config script.

danimalz · 07-28-2005, 06:51 PM

I had a similar issue.

two things to try:

1) try building initrd kernel. (read the documentation section of your kernel source tree)

2) remove all usb connections before booting.

CPUFreak91 · 07-29-2005, 08:49 AM

Here's my ignorance kicking in... how do I remove the usb connections? The documentation has initrd kernel info? I never saw that! I guess I should look more closely.

Hah ha ha. While I compiled my kernel for the 4th time I was watching a LOTR DVD. Didn't loose a singe frame like I would have in Windows. (Just searching for a file messes up DVD playback!)

CPUFreak91 · 07-29-2005, 10:54 AM

Woa.. I just solved the VFS problem... I needed initrd.gz but now the boot is stuck on udev... any help?

Boogieman · 08-02-2005, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CPUFreak91
Woa.. I just solved the VFS problem... I needed initrd.gz but now the boot is stuck on udev... any help? :)

How do you solve the problem?. The all idea of the forum is to post the problem but the solving too :). I have the same problem with 2.6.12.3, but the exact message of the kernel:

Code:

VFS: Cannot open root device "303" or unknown block(3,3)
please append a correct "root=" boot option
Not syncing: VFS unableto mount root fs on unknown block(3,3)

the sequence i've use to compile the kernel was:

Code:

~$ make clean
~$ make mrproper
~$ make gconfig
~$ make 
~$ make modules_install
~$ make install

then run lilo and reboot.

CPUFreak91 · 08-04-2005, 03:33 PM

Well I don't know how I solved the problem.... but when udev is loading it just sticks.
That's all the info I can give anybody!!

EDIT:Would it help if I posted a screen shot?