Hi, rdev bzImage gives the kernel points to /dev/hdd7. It means that current configuration is OK.
Regards Ankan --- USM Bish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 05:35:49AM -0700, Ankan > Ghosh wrote: > > > [snipped] > > > > So I switched to loadlin application and booting > from windows. > > Linux is booting fine. But when I recompile linux > kernel again > > and I copy the bzImage to the windows c:\ > directory directly > > from where loadlin was running previously and > linux booting > > hangs again after saying "Linux kernel > Uncompressing Ok"... No > > other error message is comming even. The way I > have recompiled > > is straight forward... > > > > 1) make xconfig > > 2) make dep > > 3) make bzImage > > > > even I did not change any configuration of > previous running > > kernel. and I copy the bzImage to the windows > c:\vmlinuz. The > > batch file contains the line loadlin vmlinuz > root=/dev/hdd7 vga > > ro 5 > > > > So how can I get rid of that peculiar situations? > > > ---end quoted text--- > > My gut feeling is that you have omitted the rdev > stage and the > kernel is not pointed to the correct > partition. Probable > solution would be: > > a) Boot in with your old kernel > b) Go to the directory where your new compiled > kernel lies > c) Check the partition to which device the kernel is > pointed to > by default. > viz. [rdev bzImage (or vmlinuz ... or whatever be > the name) > You will get the default point something like > /dev/hda3 or > something else]. > d) Change this to point to your root file system. > viz. [rdev bzImage /dev/hdd7] > e) Copy this to your C: and re-try. > > HTH > > Bish > > -- > : > ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) > ]####################### > > Sub : Colours on welcome messages/ text files > LOST #285 > > Just save this LOST snippet, and do a "cat filename" > to check! > You need to know ANSI escape sequences, and that's > about it. > [H[JWelcome to [31;40;5mFLASHING.red.net[m > User : [32;40mMrGreen[m > Date : [34;40;1mSunday, 03 February 2002[m > > ####[bish (at) > nde.vsnl.net.in]############################### > : > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay > Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! > Click here: > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
