If you built the kernel with ext3 as a module add you need to boot an ext3 partition have you considered running a tool like mkinitrd and specify ext3 as a module to be loaded when the kernel boots?
Would look something like: mkinitrd --preload=ext3 image kernel-version Where image is an image file name, and version is the kernel version. On Thu, 2003-10-30 at 00:32, Brian Horncastle wrote: > Hi again, > > After your last email it got me thinking... I don't really need to > bother with frame buffer at all. Anyway, I removed the vga line all > together, and that resolved the blank screen problem. :-) > > I am however now having other issues... lol > > I get the following error: > > "Uncompressing Linux ... Ok, booting kernel. > Mount: error 19 mounting ext3 flags kernel panic: No init found. Try > passing in it= option to kernel" > > After doing a search on Google Groups it sounds as though I possibly > compiled ext3 as a module, as opposed to directly in the kernel. > Because it's a module it needs initd in order to initialize properly. > This is my understanding from what I've read anyway. Please correct me > if I'm wrong. > > Would the "it=" line referenced above be for initd? If so, anyone have > any ideas what I might set this too? > > Any other related suggestions would be greatly appreciated too. > > Thanks again, > > Brian H. > > :-) > (o_ > (o_ (o_ //\ > (/)_ (\)_ V_/_ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Horncastle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: (clug-talk) Linux Kernel 2.6 (Test 9) > > Hi Trevor, > > It's going to a blank screen really too fast too tell. I believe its > going to frame buffer though just because of the way the screen looks. > The black screen actually seems like it's a bit lighter than it would > normally be if it was just going to text mode. I've used frame buffer > before, and it's the same shade of black. I'll try your suggestions and > see if they work. Failing that I will try booting with my old kernel to > retrieve some logs. > > Thanks for the tips. :-) > > Regards, > > Brian H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Trevor Lauder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: (clug-talk) Linux Kernel 2.6 (Test 9) > > I run my console at 1280x1024 so I use the command: > > video=mtrr,vesa:1280x1024 vga=0x31a > > I also use the command: > > vga=791 > > on servers that I need to use 1024x768 on. You can append those > commands > to the end of the kernel line in edit mode in Grub. Is it already going > into Framebuffer mode or text mode? Or does it go blank too fast to > tell? > > Cheers, > > Trevor > > Brian Horncastle said: > > > > I haven't tried passing "vga=<something>" to the kernel yet. I know > how > > to do that with Lilo, but not sure with Grub. If I go under edit for > > this line in Grub any idea what I'd need to append to the line? > > > > Regards, > > > > Brian H. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Trevor Lauder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:54 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Kernel 2.6 (Test 9) > > > > My server at home has been running the 2.6 Test kernels since they > > started > > releasing them. So far, I'm quite impressed. It's a Pentium II 400 > > with > > half a gig of RAM and it takes a lot less time to compile the 2.6 test > > kernels then it did to compile 2.4.x. I also like how they > reorganized > > the menuconfig options, I haven't played around with the QT config > stuff > > yet since I don't have X or any of the QT libraries installed on my > > server. I'll probably try it out this week sometime though on my > > desktop. > > I haven't had any problems with what you are experiencing but I would > > guess it would be something with the framebuffer stuff too. Have you > > tried passing vga=<something> to the kernel? Good luck. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Trevor > > > > > > Brian Horncastle said: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I compiled and installed the 2.6 kernel, test 9 tonight. Not one > > error > >> this time! Yay! After starting Linux I'm just getting a blank > screen > >> though. Think I may have botched something with the frame buffer > >> options in the config. Any one else played around with the 2.6 > kernel > >> yet? Any thoughts? > >> > >> Tomorrow when I have more time I'll boot up with my old kernel and > > take > >> a look at the logs. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Brian H. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- Mike Petch CApp::Sysware Consulting Ltd. Suite 1002,1140-15th Ave SW. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. T2R 1K6. (403)804-5700.
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