On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 03:50:32PM -0600, Derek Hall wrote: > I am rather new to *nix so maybe I am overlooking something obvious.... > > I have a PM 7600 running Debian (kernel 2.2.15) on which I am attempting to > update the kernel. I have tried both rsyncing benh's latest source (for > 2.4.19 I think) and downloading his pre-complied 2.4 oldworld Powermac > kernel. The problem is that even after replacing vmlinux and System.map in > /boot (and installing the modules) upon reboot it still tells me I am > running 2.2.15. I have tried replacing the actual files as well as just > making symlinks in /boot to the new kernel and System.map. > > Compiling the source gave no errors but installing that resulting vmlinux > and System.map seemingly had no effect either (did a uname -a and it still > said 2.2.15 pre 19 (or something like that)) > > I am booting the machine via floppy using miBoot. Do I have to replace the > zImage file on the miBoot floppy? If so how do I make a new zImage from my > new kernel? I had this idea as you do need to point BootX to the correct > kernel after an update, for example.
Yes, that's your problem. It's using the kernel on the floppy. I'm pretty sure the zImage for a 2.4 kernel won't fit on a floppy. We had to increase the size of our floppy image for the new-powermac flavor to 2.88M, and I don't think there's any real floppy drives for the Mac that size. You would either need to use BootX, or set up quik on this machine. Setting up quik may be a bit tricky, because probably your OpenFirmware I/O goes to the modem port rather than keyboard and screen. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
