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Hi!
I'm using SUSE Linux 6.4 with the 2.2.14 Kernel and I tried to install the new 2.4 Kernel on my system. This is what I did: make menuconfig, make dep, make clean, make bzImage, make modules, make modules_install
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz.alex
lilo
This is my /etc/lilo.conf:
boot=/dev/hda
vga=normal
read-only
linear
prompt
timeout=50
After re-booting I type "newKernel" and get the messages
Loading newKernel
Uncompressing Linux....OK, booting the Kernel
Then the screen freezes and nothing happens.
I tried it with lots of different configuration details, but always the same result. The new Kernel does not boot (the old one still does!). Does anyone have an idea what I made wrong?
1)did you copy the new /usr/src/linux/system.map to /boot ?
2)did you add ram disk support in the new kernel,if so you should add an initrd to the vmliuz.alex section
Kernel decompresses OK then hangs. I don't even
know what could be screwing up that early.
I'm using an Acer laptop, P3 mmx, lowlatency patch
applied (yet to try without) no SMP compiled, APM on, bzImage...
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