> Taylor James T NPRI wrote:
> >
> > I 'm experiencing difficulty in getting my new compiled kernel to boot. I
> > have a dual PIII system running an Adaptec SCSI bus. The SMP Kernel that
> > came with Mandrake Version 6.1 (the version I'm using) works fine. The
> > problem arrises when I try to load my newly compiled kernel. It gets
> > through all the dection of multiple processors, finds the zip drive, and
> > when it goes to mount the root partition it fails. I know there is
> > something simple that I'm missing but just can't see it. I'm use to
> > recompiling kernels on IDE Systems not SCSI.
> >
> > Can someone help?
Hey!
If you need the Adaptec to boot your root partition you can't compile it as a module.
So
compile the aic7xxx into your new kernel and everything will be fine... I hope ;-)
Helmut
