----- Original Message ---- From: Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> > 2009/12/2 BRM <bm_witn...@yahoo.com>: > > I'm still working to get my laptop back up; I have one more thing to try. > > Presently, I am having a problem with the compiling a 2.6.30-gentoo-r8 > > kernel that actually works. It might be a processor issue - linux reports > > it as a > > Pentium M which is what I have selected during 'make menuconfig', but the > > the grub keeps reporting that it is not a recognized format or something to > > that effect, so it won't load it. > > Questions: > > 1) I am using the Gentoo 2007.0 LiveCD to boot with, then chroot'ing into > > my installation to build the kernel. I shouldn't need a newer LiveCD, > > correct? > Correct as long as it recognise your hardware.
Thanks. > > 2) Grub doesn't need to be re-run (e.g. running the grub prompt and going > > through the install procedure) after changes to the menu file, correct? > Correct, assuming you have installed GRUB correctly in the first instance Thanks > - which makes me ask: > What is your exact error message? I'll post that tonight. ----- Original Message ---- From: Marcus Wanner <marc...@cox.net> > I got that error when I copied the wrong kernel image to /boot, make > sure you are copying the one detailed in the gentoo handbook (chapter 7, I > think). The last kernel I copied in I copied the file specified by the kernel's README: arch/<arch>/boot/bzImage - <arch> being x86. Though according to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-config.xml it should be arch/i386/boot/bzImage...not sure which is right off hand. Will check into it tonight. Ben
