i think that "sda" option might be removed for newer kernels and that you should go along with "hdx"...when you boot and you get the grub screen choose the entry of your new kernel and type "e" so that you can edit that entry...then you have to choose the appropriate root partition to boot with...i think that pressing "tab" button will show you the available options even when you're in edit mode...otherwise you should boot for example with the new knoppix livecd and see how your partitions are recognized...
On 19/11/2007, Jeff Cranmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I tried this, and didn't see any additional options which would > explain > the error. After copying the newly compiled kernel into the boot > directory > and re-running grub-install, I still get the same kernel panic error. > > I wonder what else could be going on which could explain this? > > Jeff > > On Sunday 18 November 2007 05:00:12 pm »Q« wrote: > > Jeff Cranmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sunday 18 November 2007 03:42:53 pm b.n. wrote: > > > > Jeff Cranmer ha scritto: > > > > > I have just tried to install the latest 2.6.22-r9 kernel > > > > > I copied the config file across from the present 2.6.17.r8 > > > > > installed kernel, then recompiled. > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > > Can anyone point me in the direction of why the new kernel will > > > > > not boot, while the old one boots fine? > > > > > > > > Didn't you run "make oldconfig" ? I don't know how safe it is to > > > > copy and use a .config directly between different major revisions > > > > of the kernel. > > > > > > I did not. What is the procedure for doing this, and what exactly > > > does it accomplish? > > > > Copy the old .config file to /usr/src/[new kernel directory], and run > > 'make oldconfig' in that directory. It picks out the changes and > > prompts you to decide what to do about them. After that, IMO it's a > > good idea to use 'make menuconfig' or 'make xconfig' to make sure the > > new config makes sense before compiling the new kernel; this is > > especially important if any of the questions asked by oldconfig didn't > > quite make sense to you. > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >
