Irene Sygkouna wrote: > Dear all, > I am installing the linux kernel 2.4.18 in debian following the > instructions found in the url: > http://subwiki.honeypot.net/cgi-bin/view/Main/DebianKernelBuilding?skin=prin > t > At the final step for installing the new kernel and module packages: > "dpkg -i {list of .deb packages from the previous step} > I receive the following error message: > ----------------------------------------- > rena2:/usr/src# dpkg -i > kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1_10.00.Custom_i386.deb (Reading database > ... 54323 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to > replace kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 10.00.Custom (using kernel-image > -2.4.18myhost1_10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ... > > You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version > 2.4.18myhost1) This will not work unless you have configured your > boot loader to use initrd. (An initrd image is a kernel image that > expects to use an INITial Ram Disk to mount a minimal root file > system into RAM and use that for booting). > As a reminder, in order to configure lilo, you need to > add an 'initrd=/initrd.img' to the image=/vmlinuz > stanza of your /etc/lilo.conf > I repeat, You need to configure your boot loader. If you have already > done so, and you wish to get rid of this message, please put > `do_initrd = Yes' > in /etc/kernel-img.conf. Note that this is optional, but if you do > not, you'll contitnue to see this message whenever you install a > kernel > image using initrd. > Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]n > Unpacking replacement kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 ... > Setting up kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 (10.00.Custom) ... > Failed to create initrd image. > dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 > rena2:/usr/src# > ----------------------------------------------------- >
Did you actually make the changes to your lilo.conf like it says you need to? Once you make the changes you can create and edit the /etc/kernel-img.conf file with the parameters it specifies. > Could you please help me??? > I'm looking foward for your answer. > Rena.
