Thanks Richard I'll give it a try
Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] kernel compile
> On Sat, 04 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > On Sat, 04 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I have tried numerous times to recompile my kernel. I run make dep
after the
> > > changes and then make clean. Before I make bzImage. I then do make
modules
> > > and then make modules_install . My problem is when I go to reboot it
can never
> > > find the modules and stops there during the boot. I ran 5.3 before and
never
> > > had a problem, Any Idea's Hell It's like it can't find them?
> >
> >
> > Do you copy te new image to /boot and follow instrutions in the
> > /usr/src/linux/README .??
>
> I do;
> cd /usr/src
> rm linux # remember the LINUX way is to have a symlink here.
> mkdir linux-2.2.12
> ln -s linux-2.2.12 linux
> tar xzf /home/ftp/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/linux-2.2.12.tar.gz
> cd linux
> joe Makefile
> change the following from,
>
> VERSION = 2
> PATCHLEVEL = 2
> SUBLEVEL = 12
> EXTRAVERSION =
>
> to;
>
> VERSION = 2
> PATCHLEVEL = 2
> SUBLEVEL = 12
> EXTRAVERSION = -1
>
> Save the Makefile
>
> cp /usr/src/linux-2.2.11/.config /usr/src/linux/.config
> make oldconfig dep clean bzImage
> make modules modules_install
> cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-1
> cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.2.12-1
>
> cd /etc
> joe lilo.conf
>
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=100
> vga = ask
>
> message = /boot/boot_message.txt
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.10-1
> label=2.2.10-1
> root=/dev/hda1
> read-only
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.11-1
> label=2.2.11-1
> root=/dev/hda1
> read-only
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-1
> label=2.2.12-1
> root=/dev/hda1
> read-only
>
> other = /dev/hda4
> label = dos
> table = /dev/hda
>
> lilo
> Added 2.2.10-1 *
> Added 2.2.11-1
> Added 2.2.12-1
> Added dos
>
> > and last but not least make a new entry in /etc/lilo.conf and rerun
> > lilo ???.
> >
> >
> > > Ralph
>
> Thats how i do it, if the new kernel fails to boot, then i have all
> my old ones to choose from.
>
>
>
> --
> Regards Richard
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
