Compiled Kernel but cannot boot

[shebang]

Thanks, Trickster. I downloaded the newest Lilo but it still didn't work. heh. i switched to Knoppix, which is pretty cool and I have some questions. Can you look in the Server Forum? Thanks!

I got this crap a few days back, when I installed 2.6.4 from apt-get. I finally decided to just start from scratch and got it to work.

Make the config before you run the following,and substitute /boot26 with whichever directory you have your kernel stuff in.

From /usr/src/linux run:

make -j 4 && make -j 4 modules && make -j 4 modules_install && cp System.map /boot26/ && cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot26/ && reboot

You should edit lilo.conf,while the kern is compiling, and add a line like the following.

image=/boot26/bzImage
        label=Testing26

Thing is that you are over thinking things, keep it simple stupid.

Good Luck! 8)

[countach44]

Didn't you still have to run make dep with 2.4?

[pbharris]

[quote author=countach44 link=board=1;threadid=8972;start=0#msg81078 date=1081134534]
Didn't you still have to run make dep with 2.4?
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yup!

[countach44]

Okay then, did you run "make dep" shebang?

[pbharris]

here is my config - http://home.covad.net/~pbharris/files/config2422_bttv

i looked through the rh9 magic file and it did not look like the one posted on the debian lists - any chance you read the PET -> http://www.linuxjunior.org/cgi-bin/p...splay&id=9 ?

[countach44]

You're not talking to me, but I have and I must say that it is so far the best how-to for kernel compiling. I actually looked at it today because I forgot how to patch.

[pbharris]

thanks countach44!!

[shebang]

[quote author=pbharris link=board=1;threadid=8972;start=0#msg81088 date=1081137630]
here is my config - http://home.covad.net/~pbharris/files/config2422_bttv

i looked through the rh9 magic file and it did not look like the one posted on the debian lists - any chance you read the PET -> http://www.linuxjunior.org/cgi-bin/p...splay&id=9 ?
[/quote]

I didn't do Step 11. I did copy the bzImage as vmlinuz but i didn't copy System.map or vmlinux. None of the tutorials asked me to do so. I will try again this weekend.