upgrade from kernel-2.6.3 to 2.6.5-mm4 troubles

[smcallis182]

Hey guys, I just built a new kernel, I downloaded the vanilla 2.6.5 sources and patche it with Andrew Morton's mm4 patch. I configured it using the .config that genkernel initially created for me when I installed gentoo. I changed a few things (nothing of consequence). I disabled APM I think was the only change. I compiled it, compiled and installed the modules and used mkinitrd to create an initrd. Reconfigured grub with the new kernel image and initrd. Then I rebooted and the trouble started.

I rebooted and it went ok then I saw a message saying "Creating Block Devices"
the it said something like this [comments in blocks]
failed to create /dev/hda [main drive]
failed to create /dev/hda5 [/boot]
failed to create /dev/hda4 [swap]
failed to create /dev/hda6 [.]
failed to create /dev/hdb [second hd]
failed to create /dev/hdb5
mknod failed: 30
mount: error 2 mounting ext3

For the life of me I can't figure out why it would be giving me these messages... The configuration from the previous kernel should be almost identical. Does anyone have any ideas? I've searched google and the forums and can't find anything. I can post any config files that you need to see, just let me know. Please Help!

Edit: I forgot, I also changed the architecture in the kernel from i586 to athlon, since that's what I'm running.

[wrc1944]

First thing I would do is compare the block devices section and anything relating to ide and ata stuff of your working kernel .config file to the mm4 you just did- sounds like something is amiss there. Also remember that mm versions sometimes have weird problems, but this does look like a config problem, easily fixed with a recompile.
Mine look like this:

wrc1944
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#
# Block devices
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
# CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CARMEL is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set
# CONFIG_LBD is not set

#
# ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
#
CONFIG_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y

#
# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y
# CONFIG_IDEDISK_STROKE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_TASKFILE_IO is not set

#
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