On Monday 23 June 2008 16:55:08 Miika Linnapuomi wrote: > Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:00:41 -0400 > > "Matthew R. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 19 June 2008 06:07:27 dhk wrote: > > > Matthew R. Lee wrote: > > > > On Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:54:28 Florian Philipp wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400 > > > >> > > > >> "Matthew R. Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot > > > >>> partition, copied the new bzimage across, along with .config > > > >>> and system.map. I then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot > > > >>> it offers me the same options as in the old grub.conf not the > > > >>> new one. I must have missed a step somewhere, but I can't think > > > >>> where. Can anyone point me in the right direction Thanks > > > >>> Matt > > > >> > > > >> Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old > > > >> grub.conf? Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is > > > >> there a symlink menu.lst on grub.conf? > > > >> Do you really boot from that partition? > > > > > > > > the file /boot/grub/grub.conf has the new config. > > > > menu.lst is a symlink to grub.conf > > > > /boot is the mount point for /dev/sda1 the boot partition > > > > the only thing that I changed is to replace the oldest kernel > > > > with the newest. The order shouldn't make any difference, I want > > > > the default to be my current working kernel. I want to test the > > > > new kernel before I make it the default. Point is that this setup > > > > was working previously and has done so since I started using > > > > gentoo. I have checked to make sure that /dev/sda1 was really > > > > mounted at /boot when I copied everything across, and it was. So > > > > I don't know what has gone wrong. > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > Did you run grub-install? > > > > No, and before I do, given the warnings in the manual, I want to make > > sure I don't screw up > > I have a standard partition layout with three partitions sda1 (boot) > > sda2 (swap) sda3 (the rest). sda1 is the bootable partition > > > > So I issue the command grub-instal /dev/sda > > Correct?? > > > > Thanks > > Matt > > Yes, grub-install /dev/sda should do it. Just make sure /boot is mounted > > > Thanks > > Miika Well I ran grub-install, but I've run into a problem. When I reboot the splash and menu do not appear, so I can't select which kernel to boot. If I press return the the first kernel in the list is loaded. After a screen full of gibberish the normal list of processes etc intitating fill the screen until X starts. I've included my grub.conf below. Anybody know what the problem is? Thanks Matt
default 0 timeout 30 splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,[EMAIL PROTECTED] title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Dr. Matthew R. Lee Instituto Biologia Marina 'Jurgen Winter' Universidad Austral de Chile Campus Isla Teja Valdivia [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
