[Gllug] New kernel compile probs

[William Palfreman]

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, will wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I wonder if you can help me.  I have compiled anew kernel (2.4.7) and it is
> not quite working...  I did:
> 
> #make xconfig
> (fiddle aroung with configuration)
> #make dep
> #make clean
> #make bzImage
> #make modules
> #make modules_install

You are building as a normal user aren't you?

will$ rm -rf linux
will$ wget ftp.uk.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.9.tar.bz2
will$ tar xfI linux-2.4.9.tar.bz2
will$ cd linux
will$ make mrproper
will$ make xconfig
will$ make dep
will$ make bzImage && make modules
will$ su
root# make modules_install
root# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-249
root# vi /etc/lilo.conf
[add line for new kernel, save and exit]
root# lilo

I always do something mindless here, as in my experience lilo doesn't
work immediately.  Other people claim this is superstition.  Works for me.

root# reboot

I personally never copy System.map to /boot.  That's because I don't know
what it does.  Doesn't seem to do me any harm, at least not yet.

Now, back to this weird Channel 4 program...  Very strange.

Regards,
Bill.
 
> then copy bzImage and System.map to the /boot directory.  I kept the old
> kernel file and System.map and can still boot of those.  When I re-boot the
> computer I cheeose the new kernal boot option that I created in lilo and it
> gets to:
> 
> boot:
> Loading linux.................
> 
> then the cursor just goes to the next line and blinks there and it does
> nothing.  I then have to reset the machine and select the option to boot
> with the old kernel (2.2.15-4mdk).  I have tried numerous configurations at
> the point when I do make xconfig (I am on compile number 6 or something) but
> I have been unable to get it working.  Any suggestions as to what might be
> causing this?
> 
> Thanks
> Will.
> 
> 
> 


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