On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Adolfo Bello wrote: > On Sat, 2003-02-08 at 13:16, CyberCFO wrote: > > > Why are you recompiling the kernel to get X started? > > Last night I tried to upgrade to new kernel 2.4.19-24, and around 1:30 > am (EST), when everything was finished and I rebooted, I couldn't get X > started. The system went into runlevel 5 three times but X didn't start. > I tried then to rollback to the previous version, but I should have done > something wrong because X didn't start and I got a 2.4.19-24 welcome > message instead of the 2.4.19-16 I expected. > > I waited until today for any help, but Outlook was driving me crazy and > I decided to reinstall Mandrake. > > I am upgrading again and turning ACPI support on which I need for my > laptop and just to see if I can get any sound out of this machine. And > of course, because I need to find out why X didn't start. > > Praying that I don't have to reinstall again :-)
when you compiled this kernel did you make a boot disk for it and test it before installing the kernel? this would greatly alleviate all the troublesome having to reload not to mention having X breaking on you. In the seven years I've been using Linux I've never attempted to install a kernel without first testing it with a boot disk. save the the first time. ;) -- Mark "If necessity is the mother of invention, then who's the father?" ----------------------------------------------------------- Paid for by Penguins against modern appliances(R) Linux User Since 1996 Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.2 & 9.0 ICQ# 27816299
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