On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > Hi all, im not sure if this is the proper place for this question but i
> > hope someone can help me out. I recently installed Mandrake 6.1 (no not the
> > beta) on my computer. and it works fine except for one thing. I recompiled
> > my kernel and when i tried to install it using linuxconf it complains that
> > /dev/sda1 isnt a valid partition or isnt a linux partiton. That is the
> > partition it is installed on so im not sure what to do. I tried to edit the
> > /etc/lilo.conf file to add the new kernel, but I do not know where to find
> > all the information i need. Specifically the line for "initrd =". I dont
> > know if this is enough information but any help anyone can provide would be
> > appreciated, im desperate for an answer. I cant install vmware until i
> > recompile because the vmware install script complains about the version of
> > kernel headers in the /usr/src/linux/include directory being for
> > 2.2.13-7mdk when my kernel is 2.2.13-7mdksmp. im very frustrated. can
> > someone please help???
>
Silly question, I know, but when you recompiled your kernel, did you
build-in support for your SCSI card? If not, that's the problem....
If so, I'd double-check that it's not trying to load SCSI support as
a module anyway. From my (very) limited experience compiling new
kernels, you have the option of compiling SCSI support directly into
the kernel or making it a module. If you did the latter, it won't
work, as you need SCSI support to complete the boot process, BEFORE
you load modules.
John
