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Kernel Upgrade - startUp Trouble

I am trying to update my Kernel from 2.4.18-14 to 2.4.22
using RedHat 8.

After doing lots of reading a following the (ambiguous instructions) I have managed to compile the new image and get the old kernel (plus the old one) onto the boot sector.

My problem (the latest of many) comes when I try to boot the new Kernel.

The following error is displayed:-

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EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_read_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2

VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 128k freed.
Warning: unable to open an initial console.
Kernel Panic: No init Found. Try passing init= option to the kernel.

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There's LOTS of possibilities here -

The Init files not moved and the old kernel can see it fine.
I compiled the new kernel for ext3 so it 'should' be ok (I did nothing outlandish to the new config, just
a basic setup to learn how to do this).

My new /boot/grub/grub.conf files reads:-

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.22)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22 ro root=/dev/hda1
initrd /initrd-2.4.22.img
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img

The directory listing of /boot/ reads:-

boot.b
chain.b
config-2.4.18-14
config-2.4.22
grub
initrd-2.4.18-14.img
initrd-2.4.22.img
kernel.h
lost+found
message
message.ja
module-info -> module-info-2.4.18-14
module-info-2.4.18-14
os2_d.b
System.map -> System.map-2.4.18-14
System.map-2.4.18-14
System.map-2.4.22
System.map-2.4.22.old
vmlinux-2.4.18-14
vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.22
vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
vmlinuz-2.4.22
vmlinuz-2.4.22.old

What does LABEL mean and why cannot the new Kernel image use this LABEL? (I had it set to this first but it would not boot unless I specifically pointed it at dev/hda1 (is this a path-like issue?))

I know that the vmlinux path is pointed at the new image but 'module-info' and 'System.map' are pointed at the old image.

Should I change these as well or should they have been done automatically (seems logical)?

Final BIG question --- the Linux mag I read which gave a blow by blow guide of the steps needed to do this made NO mentions of all of this occurring? Is this normal or should I be manually changing symlinks etc. It seems
that there is no clearcut method for this in place ...

Please Help Some one ..................garbled transmission end ........ 015464%&*$&£*