Thanks for the support. I think the real issue here is that in using the k7 kernel I have a internet connection issue (again). I guess I just have to sort that out As I said before the SuSE installer automatically configured alot of things in grub, which I copied. I'll try the vga=ask Thanks again..
Quoting "Jerome R. Acks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 08:36:01PM -0800, J Y wrote: > > Hello, I booted from the floppy, and I found (with uname -r) that my > > computer is running the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel (vmlinuz) with > > initrd.img-2.4.18-k7. There is no other initrd in boot so it has to be > > the k7. I have an athlon cpu and chose the k7 kernel during install. > > Somehow though I'm running the bf2.4. I can change the grub listed to > > reflect that. Or I could try to get the k7 kernel to work. What's the > > right way and is there something weird/wrong about having these two > > different listings for boot? Also the vga=791 line blanks out the start > > up, booting messages. It works in SuSE and slack but not Debian. > > I've never used "vga-791". If you change "vga=791" to "vga=ask", you > should get a menu of video modes you can choose from. > > The 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel is primarily intended to be used as the > initial installation kernel. As far as I know, it does not use > initrd. If it works for you, and you don't need other drivers that are not > included with it, you don't need to change it. > > 2.4.18-k7 is optimized for your athlon cpu. It also has additional > drivers, which you may or may not need, that the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel > does not have. The stock debian kernel-image 2.4.18-k7 needs > initrd.img-2.4.18-k7. The kernel-image and initrd.img files are too > large to fit on a floppy. So if you are booting from a floppy, you > will need to use 2.4.18-bf2.4. If you want to use the stock 2.4.18-k7, you > will need to set up grub to boot it from your hard disc. > > If 2.4.18-bf2.4 works fine for you, you could try to recompile it with > athlon optimization turned on. > > > > > Quoting "Jerome R. Acks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 07:56:37PM -0800, J Y wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > grub> > > > > find /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-k7 > > > > (hd1,4) > > > > > > > grub> > > > > find /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7 > > > > (hd1,4) > > > > > > > > > > > > > for Debian/GNU put this for your menu.lst: > > > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, kernel 2.4.18-k7 > > > root (hd1,4) > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-k7 root=/dev/hdb5 hdd=ide-scsi > vga=> 791 > > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7 > > > boot > > > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, kernel 2.4.18-k7 (recovery mode) > > > root (hd1,4) > > > kernel /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7 root=/dev/hdb5 hdd=ide-scsi > > > vga=7> 91 single > > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7 > > > boot > > > > > > > > > ***Protect your PC from local E-Mail Application security holes*** > > ***Maintain your Privacy - MS Passport Free*** > > ***Anti SPAM "Whitelist" feature*** > > > > http://www.x-mail.net Web Based E-Mail, accessible anywhere > > > > Voice Messages, Voice Calls (VoIP), Video Conferencing, Live Chat, > > X-Mail Messenger, Personal Web Hosting, 128 bit SSL Secure, > > Calendar, Bookmarks, Forwarding, Virtual Mail Map Aliasing > > > > X-Mail Premium: 20MB Messages, 100MB Storage, SMTP, POP3, Ad Free > > Anonymous Web Surfing http://www.snoopblocker.com > > Search http://www.teradex.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > Jerome > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Protect your PC from local E-Mail Application security holes*** ***Maintain your Privacy - MS Passport Free*** ***Anti SPAM "Whitelist" feature*** http://www.x-mail.net Web Based E-Mail, accessible anywhere Voice Messages, Voice Calls (VoIP), Video Conferencing, Live Chat, X-Mail Messenger, Personal Web Hosting, 128 bit SSL Secure, Calendar, Bookmarks, Forwarding, Virtual Mail Map Aliasing X-Mail Premium: 20MB Messages, 100MB Storage, SMTP, POP3, Ad Free ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anonymous Web Surfing http://www.snoopblocker.com Search http://www.teradex.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
