On Tue, 2005-06-14 at 10:32 -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On Tue, 2005-06-14 at 10:05 -0500, Jerry Geis wrote: > > I am attempting to recompile the kernel with the following steps. > > > > Install kernel-sourcecode rpm > > > > cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.9-11.EL > > cp /boot/config-2.6.9-11.EL .config > > make menuconfig > > Device Drivers -> Character Devices -> Serial Drivers > > change Max number of non legacy 8250_NR_UARTS to 36 > > make bzImage > > make modules_install > > make install > > > > Then after rebooting and selecting my -custom image from the above compile > > > > "mount: error 19 mounting ext3" > > "mount: error 2 mounting none" > > > > Then the machine stops of source. > > > > What happended? How do I get my custom kernel to boot. > > Jerry, > > The kernel-sourcecode package (it is no-arch) doesn't always apply all > kernel patches for the arch in question. I actually think it is kind of > worthless and we will probably stop including it. > > Try this instead :) > > Download the kernel-xxxxx.src.rpm > > do: > > rpm -Uvh kernel-xxxxx.src.rpm > > go to the SPECS directory and do this: > > rpmbuild -bp --target i686 kernel-xxx.spec > > then go to the BUILD directory and go down to the kernel directory and > build there. > > (substitute the versions for xxxxx ... also use the correct --target for > the kernel you are trying to compile) This will get all the target > related patches applied. I just put some SRPMS in the http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4.1/os/SRPMS/ directory ... including the kernel. It will take probably 30 minutes for them to get synced to all the mirror.centos.org machines -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20050614/56078d4a/attachment-0004.sig>