I had this problem on my 2.6.0 redhat 9 when i was upgrading. I kept getting the Kernel panic error upon boot up... seemed to be i didnt configure my ata/ide devices into the kernel and it wasnt decting my hard drive. After i configured it in, it booted up with no problem

I installed Mandrake 9.2 and tried to upgrade kernel to 2.6. I did make oldconfig. Then I did make bzImage and got the following:

drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5cf89): In function `ttusb_cmd':
: undefined reference to `usb_bulk_msg'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5cfe9): In function `ttusb_cmd':
: undefined reference to `usb_bulk_msg'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5de67): In function `ttusb_free_iso_urbs':
: undefined reference to `usb_free_urb'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5deac): In function `ttusb_alloc_iso_urbs':
: undefined reference to `usb_alloc_urb'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5defa): In function `ttusb_stop_iso_xfer':
: undefined reference to `usb_unlink_urb'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5dfce): In function `ttusb_start_iso_xfer':
: undefined reference to `usb_submit_urb'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5e1df): In function `ttusb_setup_interfaces':
: undefined reference to `usb_reset_configuration'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5e1ef): In function `ttusb_setup_interfaces':
: undefined reference to `usb_set_interface'
drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x5dd63): In function `ttusb_iso_irq':
: undefined reference to `usb_submit_urb'
drivers/built-in.o(.init.text+0x492a): In function `ttusb_init':
: undefined reference to `usb_register'
drivers/built-in.o(.exit.text+0x2f9): In function `ttusb_exit':
: undefined reference to `usb_deregister'
make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1

Can some one tell me what did I do wrong here?

Why compile, download the Fedora rpms for 2.6.1......
I think that a person from Redhat is better at compiling than me!

http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.6/RPMS.kernel/

BTW your problem in your compile is just the ext3 driver missing from the file
/boot/initrd-2.6.0.(whatever you named the kernel).img

fix it by:
su to root
cd /boot
mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-2.6.0.img 2.6.0

then make sure:
/boot/grub/grub.conf
shows that same initrd file for the 2.6.0 kenel boot line.
example: (on the fourth line)

title Fedora Core (2.6.1-1.126smp)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.1-1.126smp ro root=/dev/hda2 rhgb apm=power_off
initrd /initrd-2.6.1-1.126smp.img

I tried the RPM but did not work with red hat so I switched to Mandrake 9.2 and tried the RPM but did not work also. Finally, I was able to compile it but I can not mount the CDrom, floppy and windows partitions. I think I made some thing wrong during the configuration. I checked the .config file in the root folder and found that their file systems are enabled. Can some one help?

Uh, It is a Redhat (well Fedora core 1) RPM. Redhat rpms do not always work in Mandrake.

I am running it in Fedora core 1

Download the kernel files you need to a empty directory:
Su to root in a terminal:
cd to the directory you downloaded them into:
run this command:
rpm -ivh *.rpm

This will install all the kernel files you have placed in this directory.

The distro should not matter when it comes to compiling the kernel for your hardware. You just need to stick with one distro and work on the kernel config, and load the needed modules.

The rpm is ok, but you can do the same thing with the source using make install as long as the updated mod-utils are instaled you should be able to load the modules from /etc/rc.d/rc.modules

Lost Penguin

I have downloaded eveything in that link and installed Red Hat 9 and just followed your instruction but did not work. I thing this is good just for Fedora only. By the way, I suceeded in upgrading Mandrake 9.2 to kernel 2.6.1 using a tarbal file but I got some problems with sound, modem, mounting cdrom automatically and mounting my windows partitions. I am tring to seek solutios from the fourm.

The rpm file is only made for Fedora, A source rpm (src.rpm) will work anywhere but not a regular binairy rpm (i*86.rpm). The rpm files I pointed you to are only for Fedora core 1.

Fedora it is the next "Redhat" version and very stable.

Here you can find how you can do it in Mandrake 9.2:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=135780

If are having problems still..

I suggest u read a proper compile HOW TO for kernel 2.6 . It has some requirements prior to compiling and installing. I personally use mandrake 9.2. Fedora might be different but I may tell u what u might be missing.

Checkout this link:
http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/mandrake.htm

Glad to be of any help (bear withme. This is my first contribution)