Hi,
This is to just let every one know I have finaly got 2.2.3 working
and this is what I had to do after loading all the files from mandrake for
upgrade the procedure still did not work. So I tried to compile my
own using the source rpm from mandrake, it failed complaing about I think
it was fbcon.c file complaining about many things.
So I downloaded the source from the kernel.org and did the
following.
put the file into /usr/src if you are brave or put anywhere I put in the
/usr/src file name was linux-2.2.3.tar.gz
cd /usr/src
tar zxpvf linux-2.2.3.tar.gz "I wanted to watch what it did"
cd linux/
1. make xconfig and picked what I needed
2. make dep
3. make clean
4. make bzImage since it was to big for zImage
5. make modules
6. make modules_install
7. cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.3 "did not
use the vmlinuz-2.2.3-1 since that was mandrakes files"
8. now for safety sake cp /etc/conf.modules /etc/conf.modulesold
cd /lib/modules
9. modprobe -c | grep -v '^path' > /etc/conf.modules
now to finish up all
10. pico /etc/lilo.conf "change the line to" image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.3
11. /sbin/lilo
12. Crossed my fingers and shutdown xwindows and rebooted
13. Lucky 13 I am now up and running on kernel 2.2.3
PS: by the way the command depmod -a still looks for 2.0.36 any idea how
to change this or fix it and says it can't find it. should be looking for
the new 2.2.3 ??
Also if I new how to create and rpm file with every thing I did or for the
way my system is set up I would gladly do it if it could help anyone else
having the same problems I had.
Thanks everyone
Bob
