[aklug] Re: Compiling a kernel for Ubuntu Dapper

Quoting Damien Hull <dhull@digitaloverload.net>:

> These were good instructions. No trouble getting the kernel to compile.
> It creates a nice deb package that I can take to another Ubuntu box.
> Problem, it doesn't boot. The kernel can't find /dev/sda1.
>
> I have been told there there are all kinds of problems when compiling a
> new kernel. There was one mention of udev. If you install a new kernel
> you might need a new udev.
>
> All I know is that the new kernel doesn't work. :'(
>

Doesn't work on the new box or the old? Do you have scsi/sata drives?
Did it kernel panic when it tries to boot? Is there an initramfs or
initrd file that needs to be created for the controller modules?

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Received on Wed Jan 16 16:36:50 2008