From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Andrew B. Cramer" Subject: Re: Megatrends Bootable ? Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 16:57:30 -0600 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3E74ACFA.30905.8E44276@localhost> References: <3E74F3A5.4060202@netscape.net> Reply-To: andrew.cramer@cramer-ts.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: In-reply-to: <3E74F3A5.4060202@netscape.net> Content-description: Mail message body List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: -Glenn- Cc: linux-admin Hi Glenn, I have read, and have been compiling kernels for quite some time. I mirror the HOWTO's and will go back and re-check again. On 16 Mar 2003 at 16:59, -Glenn- wrote: > andrew.cramer@cramer-ts.com wrote: > > Good evening, > > I'm using Slackware 8.1 w/ the raid.s boot disk, I install Linux > > 2.4.18 and when I reboot the screen fills with '40' all over the > > place. If I boot from a disk and mount root=/dev/sda ro it boots but > > from the kernel on the floppy. Any advice would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Installing a kernel isn't like installing an app. A kernel needs to be > compiled for your system. Your boot device, LILO/GRUB, is still looking > for the old kernel configuration, hence the success in booting from the > floppy & the bogus 40's pattern on your screen while trying from your HDD. > > Hop on over to www.linux.org & check out the docs, HOW-TO's, tutorials > on how to compile a kernel. It sure helped me 'cause I did the same > thing & it drove me nuts for 2 days to the point that I had to > re-install & then I went to the docs, etc. > > I guess I'm too much of a man 'cause I never ask for directions - ROTFL!! > > Good Luck . . . > > Sincerely, > > -Glenn- > > -- > The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier. > ======== > Registered Linux User No. 306834 >