Dennis Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello List,
> I am running default kernel 2.4.5-9.mdk, as confirmed by 'uname -sr' and the KDE
>control centre, but the
> linux splash screens on startup and shutdown still show the old 2.4.3-20.mdk kernel
>which I recompiled
> back in April.
> Why is this?
um, have you rebooted since compiling that kernel?
Did you just do 'make' or instead did you do 'make install' when you recompiled your
kernel?
(and the modules - don't forget the modules!) (For first time kernel builds, I now do:
vi Makefile; make oldconfig && make menuconfig && make clean && make dep && \
make install && make modules && make modules-install
(I may have misspelled modules-install)
During the vi of Makefile, I change the extraversion to something amusing (and
different ;-)
so that I get a new kernel version and modules version.
Also, if I'm running X then I do make xconfig instead of make menuconfig)
Finally, if I just want to build a floppy boot for testing, then I do 'make bzdisk'
instead
of the entire 2nd command line above (install, modules, modules-install).
But you probably knew all of that ;-)
(So, other experts, what have I missed in my first-time kernel build 'script'?
I've heard tell here about 'make mrproper' - what are the side effects of
doing an mrproper, and where should it go in the above sequence?)
> How do I update these splash screens? TIA.
Reboot using the kernel you built. It looks like either you have not rebooted
since your build, or that kernel did not get used on the reboot.
rc
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