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Hi
I've compiled the kernel 2.6.33, configured it and installed (make install)
When it boots up I get the following messages:
RAMDISK: I can't find a valid disk image at 0
VFS: Couldn't open root at /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33mykerne1 or block (0,0)
Code:
My current system configuration is:
Linux domenico-laptop 2.6.24-16-generic
/etc/boot/menu.lst
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=e37512fd-eef1-4ae3-b9c
c-41eb2a645e56 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=e37512fd-eef1-4ae3-b9c
c-41eb2a645e56 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
#I've also assigned to root=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic #root=UUID=e37512fd-eef1-4ae3-b9c but it didn't work
title kernel1 2.6.33
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33mykerne1 root=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33mykerne1
initrd /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.33mykerne1
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Xp
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda3
title Vista Recovery
root (hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
the df command prompts the following output:
/dev/sda3 15619232 3955200 10876848 27% /
varrun 1037280 156 1037124 1% /var/run
varlock 1037280 0 1037280 0% /var/lock
udev 1037280 64 1037216 1% /dev
devshm 1037280 152 1037128 1% /dev/shm
lrm 1037280 38176 999104 4% /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile
/dev/sda7 10614880 6433796 3646124 64% /home
/dev/sda8 41471764 15327116 26144648 37% /media/disk
gvfs-fuse-daemon 15619232 3955200 10876848 27% /home/domenico/.gvfs
I've attached the file /boot/config-2.6.33mykerne1
First of all, thank you both. I've started reading what initrd is right now... I want to learn how Linux works and avoid boring u with stupid questions. Anyway the output of ls /boot is
let me see, if I've understood how the initrd works.
At boot initird acts as a file-system that starts the actual file system.
In my /boot folder there is no initrd image for the kernel 2.6.33, for this reason I get the error message, doesn't it ?
Keep on guessing, I badly built my kernel, now how can I fix it?
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