kernel compiles - help

"Jeremy C. Reed" wrote:
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> On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, George Toft wrote:
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> > No - simple IDE box.
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> > > > 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
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> What are the exact errors?
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> What messages are directly previous?
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> Any messages after?
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> Maybe it isn't a kernel error. Maybe it's a mount, fstab or startup scr=
ipt
> issue.
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> Do you have this error when you go back to the original (working) kerne=
l?
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> Provide a little more context about your situation and we may be able t=
o
> help.
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>    Jeremy C. Reed
>    http://www.reedmedia.net/
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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
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