From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16USoI-0004qc-00 for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 08:23:58 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0QDNr907496 for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:23:53 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16USwi-00014Q-00 for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:32:40 -0600 Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:32:40 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.1 distro In-Reply-To: <3C52484A.D1443374@seidata.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Ron Marriage wrote: > I have been told I can't do make oldconfig, because > mandrake uses a customized kernel and includes many options > not found in a standard source kernel. > If anyone knows differently about this, I'd appreciate > knowing about it. My understanding is that the customized kernel is the exact reason for choosing make oldconfig. As for the problem you are getting, I would guess that you built the support for the root file system as a module. Problem is that the module may not load before mounting the file system. I would start with a check there. For troubleshooting you may want to build every file system directly into the kernel. If it works, start dropping the ones you don't need (or think you don't). ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.