kernel bug

[amc]

yes ndiswrapper is patched the /usr/src/linux from the gentoo ebuild.
when you emerge ndiswrapper it looks at the kernel source and patchs it to 
the kernel.
then you can load the ndiswrapper as a module

and yes ndiswraper does work .  I don't have initrd entry in grub
only
root
kernel
and splashimage

grub.conf

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.23 root=/dev/sda2 vga=791
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <VirginSnow at vfemail.net>
To: <gnhlug-discuss at mail.gnhlug.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: kernel bug


>> From: "amc" <acrossonlnx at comcast.net>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:44:00 -0500
>
>> I'm not using genkernel but gentoo-sources. I don't use initrd image .
>
> IIRC, gentoo-sources is just a patched kernel source package.
> genkernel uses whatever kernel sources you have to build a
> bzImage/initrd pair.
>
> Are you SURE you're not using an initrd?  What's your grub.conf have
> to say about it?
>
> Last I checked, there wasn't any way to link ndiswrapper into your
> kernel. (Thank goodness!)  So, either:
>
> (1) userspace programs are being run before /sbin/init (i.e., initrd), or
> (2) the error is occuring after init, but you are passing the "quiet"
>     boot parameter and the boot messages just aren't telling you
>     you're in userspace yet
>
> I'd start by grep'ing /boot/grub/menu.lst for "initrd=".
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