problem w/ grub.conf

[Mirrix16 0]

Ok, I am not sure if my problem is with the grub.conf, but that is my guess.

 

Let me say that I am a noob when it comes to Linux.

 

Currently I am running Red Hat 9 and i just installed a 3com NIC and ran a make config to try to get it to work. I compiled the kernal and copied it into my /boot/ directory.

 

Now this is what I added to the grub.conf

 

title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)

root (hd0,0)

kernel /Nov25a ro root=LABEL=/

initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img

 

this is what I get when I do a reboot and choose this kernal.

 

ERROR: /bin/insmod exited abnormally!

Mounting /proc filesystem

Creating block devices

Creating root device

Mounting root filesystem

mount: error 19 mounting ext3

pivotroot: pivot_root(/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed: 2

umount /initrd/proc failed: 2

Freeing unusd kernel memory: 132k freed

Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel.

 

Any ideas or help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

 

Steve

[blueworm 0]

This is what your grub.conf should look like...

Code:

default 4 timeout 10splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz#title=linux-2.4.21 #root (hd0,0)#kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.4.21 root=/dev/hda6 hdc=ide-scsi title=linux-2.4.22root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.4.22 root=/dev/hda6 acpi=offtitle=linux-2.6.0test7root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.6.0test7 root=/dev/hda6 acpi=offtitle=linux-2.6.0test9root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage.2.6.0test9 root=/dev/hda6 acpi=off

Yours reads...

Code:

title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)root (hd0,0)kernel /Nov25a ro root=LABEL=/initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img 

Should read...

Code:

title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8_Nov25a)root (hd0,0)kernel (hd0,0)/boot/Nov25a root=/dev/hdaX #(note X is whereevre your root partition is) 

Make sure the name of your kernel matches the name in grub.conf