Kernels >5.15 panic init 15.0
by rup1034 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6KTKH)
If compiling a newer kernel it seems any newer than the 5.15.x LTS branch do not boot(i did not try every single minor release but did several of them up to 6.6.23 the one from current). I am using Slackware 15.0.
Actually I think all newer than 5.15.28 dont boot but I havent tried testing those in a long while. I just finally got the wherewithall to try some new kernels recently and figured I would post and find out.
The boot issue is that it does not find init and panics.
Some may tell me make a initrd, but I always have done that using mkinitrd, and placing all the files myself into the folder they need to be in. Been compiling slackware kernels since ancient times and rarely had a kernel panic on a new build. And I have a very simple system configuration with no unusual file system types, nothing much that has to be passed to the kernel.
If you made it reading this far and think you know the culprit of new kernels not finding init despite the same type of ramfs I always used, and a stock config from slackware ftp matching the version to compile, hit me up, thanks.
If it is not possible to upgrade past a certain point I may give current a whirl at some point but its more work probably than its worth yet. Don't feel like a full system install.
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System Spec
Dual Xeon E5-2680's 12 cores
64GB DDR4 2133Mhz
980GTX 4GB EVGA
2TB SSD on a quad card
Slack 15 with plasma 5 desktop using x.org
Actually I think all newer than 5.15.28 dont boot but I havent tried testing those in a long while. I just finally got the wherewithall to try some new kernels recently and figured I would post and find out.
The boot issue is that it does not find init and panics.
Some may tell me make a initrd, but I always have done that using mkinitrd, and placing all the files myself into the folder they need to be in. Been compiling slackware kernels since ancient times and rarely had a kernel panic on a new build. And I have a very simple system configuration with no unusual file system types, nothing much that has to be passed to the kernel.
If you made it reading this far and think you know the culprit of new kernels not finding init despite the same type of ramfs I always used, and a stock config from slackware ftp matching the version to compile, hit me up, thanks.
If it is not possible to upgrade past a certain point I may give current a whirl at some point but its more work probably than its worth yet. Don't feel like a full system install.
___________
System Spec
Dual Xeon E5-2680's 12 cores
64GB DDR4 2133Mhz
980GTX 4GB EVGA
2TB SSD on a quad card
Slack 15 with plasma 5 desktop using x.org