Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Dennis Robertson wrote:
>
> > Warren Doney wrote:
> > >
> > > Dennis Robertson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am posting to this list because my question has elements similar to
> > > > the post on kernel naming answered by Warren Doney.
> > > > I have downloaded(from kernel.org), installed and recompiled kernel
> > > > 2.2.14 to replace kernel 2.2.13-7mdk in my LM6.1.
> > > > I thought I should make a new boot disk but when I try mkbootdisk 2.2.14
> > > > I get: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14 does not exist. This is true enough and the
> > > > /boot directory refers only to bzImage(the new kernel) while containing
> > > > references to system map, module-info and vmlinuz(all 2.2.13-7mdk).
> > > > /usr/src contains directories linux, linux-2.2.13 and linux-2.2.14.
> > > > Questions. How do I make a boot disk for the new kernel? How do I
> > > > remove references to the old kernel? Do I rename bzImage to
> > > > vmlinuz-2.2.14? If I uninstall 2.2.13 kernel, headers and source using
> > > > kpackage, would that do it?
> > > > Can I convert the .tar.gz file for 2.2.14 to an rpm?
> > > > All inexpert questions I know but help would be appreciated.
> > > > --
> > > > Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
> > > > Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first for setup.
> > >
> > > See what happens if you cp /boot/bzImage to
> > > /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-XXxxx where XXxxx is the
> > > version number you find in /lib/modules/2.2.14XXxxx
> > > the mkbootdisk script will only do a kernel named
> > > vmlinuz-whatever.
> > >
> > > Then try it...
> > >
> > > If it works o.k., its safe to configure/run lilo
> > > to point to it.
> > >
> > > -WBD
> > Thanks, but it didn't work. Nor does making the links in /boot as
> > suggested at mandrakeuser.org. Guess I'll just have to keep the old
> > kernel in lilo.conf in case of problems. There must be an answer to
> > what is surely a routine event, though.
>
> i should probably check mandrakeuser.org but is that the howto from
> camile? if not heres what i think your missing.
>
> cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14
> cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.2.14
> # i forget where module-info comes from
>
> and you should be ok
>
> --
> MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
> --Axalon
Thanks, Axalon, but I couldn't get it to work. Maybe someone will write
a how-to one day on how to upgrade and recompile a kernel, dispose of
the old one and make a new bootdisk. I am about to upgrade to LM 7.0,
I hope.
--
Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first for setup.
