"Jeremy C. Reed" wrote: > = > On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, George Toft wrote: > = > > No - simple IDE box. > = > > > > Every kernel I compile (2.4.19, 2.4.20) craps out on boot with to= ns of > > > > these errors: > > > > blah blah: Read only file system > = > What are the exact errors? > = > What messages are directly previous? > = > Any messages after? > = > Maybe it isn't a kernel error. Maybe it's a mount, fstab or startup scr= ipt > issue. > = > Do you have this error when you go back to the original (working) kerne= l? > = > Provide a little more context about your situation and we may be able t= o > help. > = > Jeremy C. Reed > http://www.reedmedia.net/ > = > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss The problem was that I had the filesystem drivers (ext3) loaded as a module and not built into the kernel. Doooh! That should teach me to compile kernels at 2am. Now I'm battling the video, but I think I have a handle on that :) Thanks anyway. George -- = Discover . . . | Free Computer Security Information <=B7=B7=B7> Secure | http://www.georgetoft.com/security Networking | = @http://georgetoft.com | Lock your box - keep your affairs private!