From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753042AbZLaCKs (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:10:48 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752829AbZLaCKr (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:10:47 -0500 Received: from gateway06.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.1.11]:44616 "HELO gateway06.websitewelcome.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752790AbZLaCKq convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:10:46 -0500 Subject: Re: booting with linux kernel 2.6.32.2 From: clownix To: ranjith kumar Cc: "linux.kernel" , linux-kernel , linux-net@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <31cff80d0912301257r2a904701jda31d84b72405e01@mail.gmail.com> References: <31cff80d0912301257r2a904701jda31d84b72405e01@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:12:14 +0100 Message-Id: <1262211134.15862.6.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.0 (2.28.0-2.fc12) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator713.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - clownix.net Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org If you do blkid you see all your UUID and the corresponding dev, UUID is a unique identifier, this is why it is a long name. For the kernel config, try to take your own in the /boot/config-2.6... Try: cp /boot/config-2.6... .config make menuconfig exit/save make make modules_install make install Le jeudi 31 décembre 2009 à 02:27 +0530, ranjith kumar a écrit : > Hi, > > I am using fedora 10. > I downloaded linux kernel 2.6.32.2 and run the follwing commands to > build and install it. > > 1) make defconfig > 2) make > 4)make modules > 5)make all > 6)make modules_install > 7)make install > > After that the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst are: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 1 # grub.conf generated by anaconda > 2 # > 3 # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes > to this file > 4 # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > 5 # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > 6 # root (hd0,2) > 7 # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 > 8 # initrd /initrd-version.img > 9 #boot=/dev/sda > 10 default=2 > 11 timeout=5 > 12 splashimage=(hd0,2)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > 13 hiddenmenu > 14 title Fedora (2.6.32.2) > 15 root (hd0,2) > 16 kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32.2 ro > root=UUID=80c4c9bd-8110-4f79-8bdc-dd69e38bf299 > 17 initrd /initrd-2.6.32.2.img > 18 title Fedora (2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686) > 19 root (hd0,2) > 20 kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 ro > root=UUID=80c4c9bd-8110-4f79-8bdc-dd69e38bf299 > 21 initrd /initrd-2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686.img > 22 title Windows Vista > 23 rootnoverify (hd0,0) > 24 chainloader +1 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1) When I rebooted the machine and selected "Fedora (2.6.32.2)" from > grub's menu, > why fedora(old fedora 10 which was there initially) is booting instead > of linux kernel 2.6.32.2 ??? > > 2) what does "ro root=UUID=80c4c9bd-8110-4f79-8bdc-dd69e38bf299" means > in /boot/grub/menu.lst ? > > Thanks in advance. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html