Hi Kathy,
Thanks for your reply ...
On Thursday 11 April 2002 03:18 pm, you wrote:
> Did you indeed install the source in your home directory, as this line
> implies?
>
> > cp ~/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot
>
> If you installed the source from an RPM, I think the default location is
> /usr/src, which is why I ask. I also ask:
>
Yes, I installed the source in my home dir (not my first choice) because that
is what the README that came with the source suggested.
> Did you get any fatal errors during the kernel compile? (You probably
> would have noticed ;D)
No errors at all. Compile went very smooth.
> What's in your /etc/lilo.conf?
Listed below ... lable=2.4.18 is the new one .....
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda2
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" devfs=mount"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda2
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" devfs=mount failsafe"
read-only
image=/boot/bzImage
label=2.4.18
root=/dev/hda2
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" devfs=mount"
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=windows
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
> What does "ls -l /boot/bzImage" say?
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1209248 Apr 10 17:09 /boot/bzImage
hmm ... does this need to be -rwxrwxrwx? The Mandrake kernel 2.4.8 has the
same chmod as my kernel but is actually called through a sym link with
-rwxrwxrwx.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Danny
>
> - Kathy
>
> On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 22:24, Danny Luker wrote:
> > My first post to this list!
> >
> > I'm running Mandrake 8.1 with rieserfs on a 256MB AMD K6 clocking 350
> > MHz (older machine) and all is well. I just purchased a Sharp Zaurus
> > SL5500 and much to my disappointment it does not talk to my Linux box. I
> > have spent all day trying to upgrade to the 2.4.18 kernel so I can use
> > the usbdnet patch to make things right with my Zaurus. No joy however.
> > I followed the README that came with the 2.4.18 source download.
> >
> > After
> > make xconfig
> > make dep
> > make clean
> > make bzImage
> > make modules
> > make modules_install
> > cp ~/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot
> > editing lilo.config to point to new bzImage with lable "2.4.18" (keeping
> > old kernel available)
> > lilo
> > reboot
> >
> > then selecting my new kernel from lilo menu system flashes:
> > Loading 2.4.18 .............................................
> > Then it reboots ... and I grit my teeth and wonder why.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong .. any common newbie (like me) issues and
> > Gotch-ya's?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Danny Luker
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