Derick, Thanks for the reply. I looked into it and finally found that the problem was that I was compiling a zImage, not a vmlinux. I also was not copying the System.map file over to the /boot directory after compiling. My kernel now works :)
-- Douglas G. Phillips ITS/User Services Eastern Illinois University ICQ: 114829785 -- "To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer." -Philip Howard : -----Original Message----- : From: Derrik Pates [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:54 PM : To: Douglas G. Phillips : Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org : Subject: Re: Problem with Kernel Installation : : : On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, Douglas G. Phillips wrote: : : > I built my own kernel, and installed it into the /boot : directory. I : > also copied the kernel into the "Linux Kernels" directory : under MacOS. : > But when I try to boot the new kernel, the machine hangs : without even : > trying to boot the kernel (i.e., it hangs while still in : MacOS). The : > stock kernel works just fine. What am I doing wrong? : : Are you sure you're using the right kernel image format for : what BootX expects? Have you checked its documentation to see : which kernel format it is supposed to load (ELF, XCOFF, : compressed, uncompressed, etc.)? : : Derrik Pates | Sysadmin, Douglas School | : #linuxOS on EFnet : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | District (dsdk12.net) | #linuxOS on OPN : : : -- : To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] : with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :
