On Saturday 29 March 2003 18:06, Petr Simon 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........ > > and this is my lilo.conf: > > lba32 > boot=/dev/hda > install=/boot/boot-menu.b > map=/boot/map > prompt > vga=normal > append="hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi" > default=Debian > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-k7 #this one works > label=2.4.18-k7 > root=/dev/hda6 > initrd=/boot/initd.img-2.4.18-k7 > read-only > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20 #this one doesn't work > label=Debian > root=/dev/hda6 > initrd=/boot/initd.img-2.4.20 > read-only > > What is the difference between booting with or without initrd. I have > laptop with Libranet2.0 and I have compiled 2.4.20 without flaw and I > boot it just by lilo default > image=/vmlinuz > label=linux > read-only > > In fact I tried both make-kpkg with and without --initrd option, but > nothing worked. > Does anyone have any clues? > Thanks in advance > Petr Simon
had a similar problem, the answer for me was to make sure IDE support was compiled in and not a module. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]