kernel panic

[twen]

I upgraded my kernel by installing kernel-2.4.16-6mdk.i586.rpm from the cooker site. I also installed the kernel-header package of the same version. after updating grub I rebooted and got the following message-
"kernel panic
init not found
try append init= "
so the Question is What possibly could have gone wrong? how to I append init -what do I type? (I'm using grub) and is there a different way of fixing this after I've successfully booted up?
I can boot up using a different kernel (2.2-somthing) just I havn't tried yet, a question of having to go to work and knowing a few details before braking anything else
thanks in advance for the help

:)
forgot to mention I'm using M8.1 oops!

[ 10 December 2001: Message edited by: twen ]

[twen]

I think imay have the answer (hoping anyway)
I didn't manually udate grub but used mandraked bootconfig so that may have broken it. when I can boot into mandrake i nead to check that ive got a /boot/initrd-2.4.16-6.?mdk.img if not I'll create one using the command # mkinitrd /boot/initrd-[kernel_version].img [kernel_version]
then check grub and do whatever.
but if there is an initrd file in /boot then I'm stuck again

:confused:
so please feel free to make any comments, pointers or anything ;)

[z0mbix]

you know, the first sign of madness is talking to yourself! :p

[slapNUT]

You're not going to have an initrd file unless you made one. It shouldn't be any problem:
usage: mkinitrd [--version] [-v] [-f] [--ifneeded] [--preload <module>]
[--omit-scsi-modules] [--omit-raid-modules] [--with=<module>]
[--image-version] [--fstab=<fstab>] [--nocompress] <initrd-image>
<kernel-version>
(ex: mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.16-6mdk 2.4.16-6mdk)