On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 04:39:58PM -0800, Linux Newbie wrote: > Good morning my fellow PLUGgers! =) > > I need help with my kernel upgrade problem. I wasn't able to boot my newly >installed kernel-2.4.17. This is my first time to install a kernel from the source. >Below are the things that I've done: > > a.) [ my pwd is at /usr/src/linux and I am "root" ] > b.) # make mrproper > c.) make menuconfig > d.) [ choose, save and exit ] > e.) # make dep > f.) # make bzImage > g.) # make modules > h.) # make modules_install
Someone else mentioned this, but here it is specifically: cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17 cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.17 > i.) # vi /etc/lilo.conf > j.) [ make entry of my new image and set it as default ] > k.) # lilo > l.) # shutdown -h now > > Did I miss something? What could be the problem why my new kernel-2.4.17 didn't >boot? Since you're building your own kernel, you probably don't need modules. Some startup scripts will complain (Mandrake is great for this), but it'll work all the same, and in a server environment it's a little more secure. To do that, go to the "Loadable module support" menu and hit "N" on "Enable loadable module support". All of your <M>'s in the rest of the configuration will change to [*], so you'll know it worked. Getting rid of modules cuts out steps g and h above, and makes the build a bit faster. If this is your first kernel, don't expect it to work :) It sometimes takes a couple of tries. Use lspci to see all your PCI devices, and make sure that you have a driver for those that need it. Etc. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
