Re: Installing kernel 2.4

["Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@timpanogas.org>]

Anil kumar wrote:
> 
> Hi ,
>   I installed Red Hat 7.0, I am able to find the
>   linux-2.2.16 in /usr/src
> 
>   These are the following steps I did to install
> kernel 2.4:
> 
>   cd /usr/src
>   #rm -r linux
>    # rm -rf linux-2.2.16
>    #tar -xvf  linux-2.4.0-test9.tar
> 
>   #cd /usr/src
> #ls
>  linux
>  redhat
>  #mv  linux linux-2.4.0-test9
>  #ln -s linux-2.4.0-test9 linux
> 
>   #ls
>    linux->linux-2.4.0-test9
>    linux-2.4.0-test9
>    redhat
> 
>   #cd /usr/src/linux
>   #make xconfig
>   I just save & exit without changing the
> configuration.
>   #make dep
>   #make clean
>   #make bzImage
>   #make modules
>   #make modules_install
> 
>   I find that System.map is mapped to 2.4.0, ie.. new
>   System-2.4.0-test9.map is created
> 
>   #cd /boot
>   #ls
>   #vmlinuz->vmlinuz-2.4.0-test9
>   #cd /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot
>   #cp bzImage /boot/vmlinuz
> 
>   #vi /etc/lilo.conf
>   changed image from image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22


How about making this line match the name of the copied kernel (you
copied it as 
/boot/vmlinuz so thi should be image = /boot/vmlinuz

Jeff

> to
>   image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-test9
> 
>   #lilo
>    linux
>     dos
> 
>   when I boot linux
> 
>   The system hangs after messages:
>   loading linux......
>   uncompressing linux, booting linux kernel OK.
> 
>   The System hangs here.
> 
>   Please let me know where I am wrong
> 
>   with regards,
>   Anil
> 
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