Re: kernel rebuild and grub.conf

[Jorge Boscán Etura <joretur uft edu ve>]

El lun, 30-06-2003 a las 11:39, shane c branch escribió:
> I just compiled the 2.4.21 kernel for my rh9 server, but i can't get it to
> boot. There's an error in my grub.conf file, but i don't know how to resolve.
> 
> The file reads:
> 
> default=0
> timeout=10
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> 
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.21smp)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21 ro root=LABEL=/1
>         initrd /initrd-2.4.21.img
> 
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8smp)
>         root (hd0,0)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8smp ro root=LABEL=/1
>         initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8smp.img
> 
> I modeled the entry for 2.4.21 after the one from the original kernel. However,
> at boot time, I get an error, the system can't find the /intitrd-2.4.21.img
> file. I suppose that makes sense, as I never placed that file anywhere, but
> then I wasn't aware that I needed it. Where do I find/generate this file, and
> where is grub expecting it to be?
> 
> 
> regards,
> 
> shane
> 


well check mine


splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-18.9)
        root (hd0,0)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-18.9 ro root=/dev/hda1
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.20-18.9.img