Hi, DLloyd;236164 Wrote: > Hello, > > I'm attempting to build my own Kernel for my Debian SlimServer box. > Using the latest kernel source from kernel.org (2.6.23.1) resulted in a > non-working system. > > Which kernel source should I be using ??? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks !
The naughty answer is that all kernels in the 2.6 series are backwards compatible :) I think it would be easier to help if you provided some more info. E.g. -What version of Debian are you running? -What errors are you getting? -What steps did you exactly take when you compiled the kernel? -Why can you not use the distro kernel? -Did you get any errors while compiling the kernel? -What do you mean by "non-working"? -Can you boot into single user mode? How far does the boot process get? -Anything useful in /var/log/* Perhaps patching the distro kernel could be an option? Maybe compiling a kernel module could suffice? Apoligies if I'm stating the obvious, but although it can be done quick'n dirty with a bit of luck, compiling kernels can be a quite elaborate process, and contrary to many other parts of the system the kernel really really needs to work, so there is little room for errors. The distros often patch the kernels also, just take a look at something like '/usr/share/doc/linux-image*/changelog.gz'. Anyway, give some info, and perhaps a solution can be found. Bjørn -- bhaagensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39436
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