On Aug 27, 12:20 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I install debian-40r4a in VMware on one machine and upgrade the kernel > from 2.6.18-6-686 to 2.6.26.3. I don't make an initrd image and > comment the initrd line in grub's menu.lst file. I can boot the new > 2.6.26 kernel and the "uname r" reports 2.6.26.3. I make an initrd > image with 2.6.18-6-686 and un-comment the lines in menu.lst as:
Sorry, the image was made with this command: $ su -c 'update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.26.3' > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26.3. This works also. > > But on another machine with the same debian-40, 2.6.26.3 kernel > package and VMware. The system cannot boot the new 2.6.26 kernel with > an initrd image or without it. It presents error messages like: > "...root file system...", "...insert root floppy and press enter...", > "blah, blah..." > > I hear that people don't care about these kind of things on redhat > fedora dist. > > So what's the matter with the debian dist? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]