kernel compilation problem

ddaas · 06-11-2007, 09:07 AM

Hi there,
I want to compile a new kernel(2.6.21.4) for Suse Enterprise Server 9.

I choose sata and reiserfs to be buit in the kernel not as module.

Code:

 /sbin/mkinitrd -k vmlinuz-2.6.21.4 -i initrd-2.6.21.4

gives the following warning/error

Code:

Root device:    /dev/hda2 (mounted on / as reiserfs)
Module list:    sata_via reiserfs

Kernel image:   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.21.4
Initrd image:   /boot/initrd-2.6.21.4
Shared libs:    lib/ld-2.3.3.so lib/libc.so.6 lib/libselinux.so.1 
Cannot determine dependencies of module sata_via. Is modules.dep up to date?
Cannot determine dependencies of module reiserfs. Is modules.dep up to date?
Modules:
none
Bootsplash:     SuSE-SLES (1024x768)

The initrd file is created in /boot, but the new kernel doesn't boot.

It gives the error: "/dev/hda2 not found, waiting for hda2 to appear" and it waits....

There is no kernel panic.

Please tell me what have I done wrong.

I got a similar error at mkinitrd on Fedora (following the same kernel compilation procedure). It said "No module sata_nv found for kernel“ but I solved it with "mkinitrd --builtin=ata_piix <path-to-initrd-file> <kernel-version>"

Many thanks.

veerain · 06-12-2007, 05:39 AM

kernel 2.6.21 is buggy i think
try it with 2.6.22-rc4

ddaas · 06-12-2007, 06:07 AM

Thanks,
I could install it on Fedora Core 6 without problem.

I'll try another version.

Could it be something else?

Thanks