hi, > > 1.)i just upgraded (force-overwrite) libc6-2.1.3 and > libdb2 that comes with the debian 2.2r3 with the > testing packages of libc6-2.2.3 and libdb2-2.7. > after that i recompiled kernel 2.4.7pre3. when i ran > lilo, it flashed out a message "open /vmlinuz - no > such file or directory" when i used whereis open - > open was still there. I couldn't use lilo because of > this. Then i made the mistake of uninstalling lilo, so > when i rebooted the pc, LI instead of LILO: appeared > (meaning LILO is damaged?). i'm triple-booting QNX4, > Win98 and Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3 on my system. i went > to the point of ridding lilo from the mbr just to use > an OS (Win98 then loadlin-ing the kernel). How do I > fix this?
check the enteries of lilo.conf if there are pointing to the correct enteries and then reinstall lilo by running lilo at command line. > > 2.)Also, how do i install a kernel 2.4.x in potato? i > hear that one needs to make kpkg the kernel source. > can't i just copy the kernel image and install the > sources (make bzImage; make modules; make > modules_install) or do I really need to make kpkg the > source just to make the system detect the modules? if > so, how do i do it and what do i need? kernel-package provides a good way of compiling the kernel and building a deb file. of course you can go thru the make bzImage way. it is just that using make-kpkg is an easier way. it does the whole job for you. > > 3.)Do i need to upgrade pppd if i use kernel 2.4.x? > wvdial won't connect - something like "invalid > argument" reflects in the /var/logs/message file. what > do i need to do? is there a better way to connect via > dial-up than wvdial? if so, how? check the version requirement of pppd. the minimum requirement is 2.4.0 for a 2.4.x kernel. regards harsha
