Why dont you try using the backports package, i've tried compiling the kernel before and it has not worked, but my problem was with Adaptec drivers.
--Roman On Fri, Sep 15, 2006, John wrote: > Hi, > > I have just compiled a new kernel for my Ultra5 using Debian's > kernel-package system. > > BootP gets to the point of 'Booting into Linux...' and stops. No error > message nothing, just halts where it is! If I change vmlinuz to point at the > old kernel it works fine. > > I'm obviously missing something but what? > > My / links are: > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 28 2005 vmlinuz.old -> boot/vmlinuz- > 2.4.18-sun4u > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 32 Sep 14 15:39 vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz- > 2.6.17.060914-sun4u > > My silo.conf is: > partition=1 > root=/dev/hda1 > timeout=100 > image=1/vmlinuz > label=linux > read-only > > My /boot is: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 848101 Sep 14 15:23 System.map-2.6.17.060914-sun4u > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jul 26 2005 boot -> . > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29349 Sep 14 14:08 config-2.6.17.060914-sun4u > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jul 26 2005 etc -> . > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Jun 21 12:57 fd.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jun 21 12:57 first.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 Jun 21 12:57 generic.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 692 Jun 21 12:57 ieee32.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6928 Jun 21 12:57 isofs.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7680 May 28 2005 old.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62976 Jul 28 09:45 second.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 78 Feb 2 2006 silo.conf > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60829 Jun 21 12:57 silotftp.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jun 21 12:57 ultra.b > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1379575 May 28 2005 vmlinuz-2.4.18-sun4u > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1452906 Sep 14 15:23 vmlinuz-2.6.17.060914-sun4u > > and /etc/fstab is: > /dev/hda1 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /floppy auto user,noauto 0 0 > /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > > If you need any other info to help, please let me know. > > TIA > > John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
