On Tuesday 15 January 2002 9:34 pm, you wrote: > Hi Phil, > I booted from disk 2 and entered "rescue" and then ran through these > instructions:: > > rescue mode should automagically mount the root partition on your harddisk > in /mnt, you will probably be asked to confirm this by pressing enter. > type 'chroot /mnt' > type 'cd /usr/src/linux' > type 'make mrproper' (the kernel will not compile if you forget this step) > type 'make menuconfig' > turn off the option 'make cpu idle calls when idle' in the 'general setup' > section. > exit the kernel configuration program, and select 'yes' when you're asked > if you wish to save your new kernel configuration. > type 'make dep clean bzImage modules' and wait for the kernel to > compile****** > type 'make install' > type 'lilo' > type 'make modules_install' > remove the cd-rom and type 'exit' followed by 'reboot'; your system should > reboot using the new kernel > > I got to the ****** part > > I dont think that i was installing a new kernel but rather editing the > existing one, is there a better way of doing this because it wont boot at > all?
Depending on your boot loader you may (if using GRUB) have an option to boot using old linux, use that that should get you into the system? I guess that if you had a bootdisk you would have used that. But if not try that. I am not an expert using Linux by any strtch of the imagination, but some quetsions may help. Did you try and compile using source or rpm? Did you change anything ion the config except "removing the option 'make cpu idle calls when idle' from the Kernel"? HTH Phil Deane http://www.MiracleExpress.force9.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.lug.org.uk http://www.linuxportal.co.uk http://www.linuxjob.co.uk http://www.linuxshop.co.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------
