On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 18:32:39 +0000 (UTC), james wrote: > > Re-install the kernel with "cd /usr/src/linux && make install".
> 1] Well I used what I usually use to build a kernel: > make && make install_modules > cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.18-gentoo-r3 > cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r3 > cp .config /boot/config-2.6.18-gentoo-r3 You didn't need to make the kernel again, or install the modules. All you needed to do was copy the relevant files to /boot, which make install takes care of. > > Re-emerge grub > > 2] emerge -v grub > > > Something really weird is going on. I building a kernel all I had in > /boot was the 2.6.18-gentoo-r3 files listed above. After running > 'emerge -v grub' > all of the previous files and including the System.map, kernel > and config files suddenly appeared under /boot. I keep old kernels > around for 4 or 5 generations back. That seems weird, unless /boot wasn't mounted before. > > Install GRUB to the MBR again (this step may not be necessary, but > > it's best to be safe). > > 3] from the handbook: > grub-install /dev/hda > > That's it? I prefer to do it manually grub root (hdx,y) setup (hdx) quit -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 20: Synthetic natural gas
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