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Husio

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archck - kernel panic

I've installed arch linux, then system upgrade + installation of archck. Reboot, and then kernel panic I've only configurated the system for the old kernel and added new lines in /boot/grub/menu.lst for the new kernel, nothing else.
No idea what to do now. How co configurate it?

FUBAR

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Re: archck - kernel panic

You'll need to post the exact error message for the kernel panic.

Check you menu.lst entries and make sure both the kernel and initrd lines point to existing files. You can edit those lines at the Grub screen: press E while you've selected the kernel to boot.

Can you still boot the old kernel?

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Husio

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Re: archck - kernel panic

Can you still boot the old kernel?

No, becouse of udev. The old kernel is from the 0.7 install cd.

Now I know what I've missed.

mkinitramfs' configuration options are stored in /etc/mkinitramfs.conf, some of which are listed above.

To build an initramfs run:

mkinitramfs kernel=2.6.16-beyond

I should do the same with archck? Am I right? Ok, but how to create it without booting arch? I can use live-cd. Mounting the disc and building initramfs for archck on live-cd will be ok?

FUBAR

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Re: archck - kernel panic

Yeah, boot from the LiveCD then mount your root partition to /mnt. Once you're done, run "chroot /mnt /bin/bash" and you're in your regular Arch.

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tomk

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Re: archck - kernel panic

You should be aware that archck is no longer developed. It has been replaced by the beyond kernel, which includes all of archck's functionality, as well as some new patches.

iphitus

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Re: archck - kernel panic

http://archlinux.org/news.php#228