On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 08:06:28 +0800 Petr Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please help! > I did it many times , but now I made some silly mistake and I can't boot > my fresly compiled kernel. I can boot Debian default 2.4.18-k7, but I > wanted 2.4.20 from source and it doesn't seem to work. What I did is: > untar it > ln -s linux-2.4.20 linux > cd linux > make mrproper > make menuconfig > make dep > make-kpkg -rev Custom.1 kernel_image > dpkg --install kernel-image........ First copy the configuration of your working kernel version to the source dir of your new kernel like this: cp /boot/config-2.4.18-k7 /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/.config then make oldconfig for just setting the new features in 2.4.20. After that you should be able to compile and install the new kernel. > What is the difference between booting with or without initrd. I have This is needed if you want to use devices at boot time (e.g. SCSI). The given image file should then contain such modules. CU -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]