Kernel Panic - 2.6.16 linux kernel
 

Hi all,

I am trying to re-compile kernel with IPv6-XCAST -enabled.

The source and patch were gotten from
wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...-2.6.16.tar.gz
wget http://xcast-linux.sourceforge.net/0...16-xc.patch.gz

Now, i have successfully make menuconfig, make, make install, make modules_install.
Reboot.
The Grub runs properly. I boot into 'Fedora Core (2.6.16)'.
and the message shown

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Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
Red Hat nash version 4.1.18 starting
mount: error 19 mouting ext3
mount: error 2 mouting none
switchroot: mount failed: 22
umount /initrd/dev failed: 2
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

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Looks like something with device mounting fail.
Any hints to overcome this obstacle?

Thanks,
Jo

Are you sure of this order???

If yes then try running again; make install

The order is; make menuconfig, make, make modules_install, make install

I also hope that you built a good configuration while using make menuconfig, taking the defaults may not work. Sometimes one needs to do something like cp /boot/config-<some_number_here> .config or make oldconfig before make menuconfig.

Hi Lenard, Thanks for the reply.
Apparently the kernel panic is due to compiling ext3 as Module, instead of built-in.