On Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 08:54:47AM -0700, Jay Summet for [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Ok, I have a dual CPU MB, so the first thing I want to do is recompile
> with SMP support.
> make clean
> make xconfig
> make dep
> make bzImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> make bzlilo
>
> Unfortunatally, "make bzlilo" doesn't install the kernel correctly,
> apparently because the lilo.conf file points to the kernel in the /boot
> directory.
>
> No problem I think...edit lilo.conf to point to the new /vmlinuz kernel,
> re-run lilo to install it, and the new kernel boots, and then promptly
> hangs when "Finding Module Dependencies".
>
> After re-installing (I'm at a temp job working out of a motel, don't have
> rescue boot disks, just install boot floppy from 5.3 and 6.0 CD...) I
> tried just overwriting the old kernel image in the /boot directory (file
> name called vmlinuz-2.2.9-19mdk or something like that) re-running lilo
> and rebooting. Same error, hangs up after turning the HD for 15 seconds at
> the "Finding Module Dependencies" part.
>
> I assume that there is something simple I'm doing wrong?
>
> Jay Summet
Indeed :). Your system hangs because you either didn't update the System.map,
forget to rerun /sbin/lilo or missed a link somewhere.
If you don't mind doing it the long way round (I prefer this, because I don't
trust installation scripts in general):
Having built the kernel and its modules and installed those modules, do this
being in /usr/src/linux:
copy the kernel to /boot:
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-[version number]
copy the System.map to /boot:
cp System.map /boot/System.map-[version number]
link both to their default entries:
ln -sf vmlinuz-[version number] vmlinuz
ln -sf System.map-[version number] System.map
open /etc/lilo.conf in your favourite editor:
now *before* the first image entry add your new kernel:
image=/boot/vmlinuz-[version number]
label=linux
root=/dev/hda1 #if /dev/hda1 is your root partition
read-only
Go to the now second entry for the old kernel and change the value for 'label'
to 'old' (or what you like). This has the advantage that you will still be able
to boot the old kernel by typing 'old' on the LiLo prompt.
Run /sbin/lilo. You should see something like
Adding linux*
Adding old
And now take a deep breath and reboot... :)
HTH
tom
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