From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:17:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:17:02 -0400 Received: from jxmls03.se.mediaone.net ([24.129.0.111]:51443 "EHLO jxmls03.se.mediaone.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:16:54 -0400 Message-ID: <3BBD3535.272FE822@mediaone.net> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 00:21:09 -0400 From: walt X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.72 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lamarts@flash.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re:Failure to get login prompt - after compiled 2.4.10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lamar Seifuddin" To: Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 6:55 PM Subject: Failure to get login prompt - after compiled 2.4.10 > All, > > I compiled the 2.4.10 linux kernel on my Compaq Armada E700 P-III > where RedHat 7.1 - 2.4.2-2 was located. > > I followed the directions using the "newbie" url > > http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/index.php3#compile.xml > > after several shots at it (more or less refining the type of configuration), > I was successful at creating a bzImage file.....loaded it......etc. > > After rebooting the pc, I can't seem to get back to the login page. > It's a black screen. I'm sure I have to check the graphics configuration. > > Question: How do I get back to some sort of prompt, so I can recompile > the kernel again? > > thank you, > > Lamar > Did you overwrite /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.x or did you copy bzImage to /boot and add it to lilo as "another" OS? If so, you should be able to boot off the orgional kernel. If not, the only thing I know to do is reinstall RH 7.1 and choose the upgrade option. Below is a sample of my /etc/lilo.conf which boots the orgional RH 6.2 kernal as default, boots 2.2.19 as new, boots 2.4.2 as 2.4.2, and boots windows as dos. boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=50 linear default=linux image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0 label=linux initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img read-only root=/dev/hda2 image=/boot/bzImage label=new initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.19.0.img read-only root=/dev/hda2 image=/boot/bzImage-2.4 label=2.4 read-only root=/dev/hda2 other=/dev/hda1 label=dos walt