[vox-tech] Kernel Panic: Lilo did not find Kernel

[Jonathan Stickel]

I am using RH8.  By default, RH8 uses Grub rather than Lilo because Grub
is much easier to configure (I have done so and I am also a newbie). Why
are you using Lilo?

You also seem to have missed some steps in your kernel compile.  Here is
the list of steps from the RH Customization guide for building a custom
kernel (you should read the guide):

make mrproper
make xconfig
make dep
make clean
(modify Makefile to give your kernel a custom name)
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
make install

If you follow these steps, the proper initrd image should be
automatically created and your boot loader automatically configured.

Jonathan


Ricardo Anguiano wrote:
 > Summary of Message by Viet Nguyen <beajedi@netscape.net> :
 >
 >>In accordance with Murphy's Law, Lilo was unable to find either of
 >>my kernels; this leaves me in a very bad situation. I get the
 >>infamous "Kernel Panic" output. Right now, I'm running in Windows
 >>mode.  My guess is that I made a mistake in configuring my lilo.conf
 >>(did I mention that I was a newb?) and that it resulted in Lilo not
 >>finding either kernel.
 >
 >
 > Welcome to LUGOD.
 >
 > It is odd that lilo can't find your kernels yet the kernel panics.
 > Boot Linux from a floppy, or your Redhat install media and go through
 > the menu/gui choices until you find a rescue section.  Mount your root
 > partition read-write if it isn't already mounted. Restore your
 > original lilo.conf from the backup you made.  Rerun lilo.  Reboot.
 >
 > That's the general rundown of what I would try.  Email if you get
 > stuck or have questions on the details.
 >