Some suggestions which you probably know, or follow, but just in case: On Monday 01 May 2006 21:05, maxim wexler wrote:
> Ok, here's where it gets weird, at least to me: > > The symlink points to the new sources. When I cd > /usr/src/linux that's where I end up. I assume that you first check: # ls -la /usr/src where the symlink points to, because after you cd into it you can't readily see what directory you've descended into. > I run make > menuconfig, then make && make modules_install. Then I > copy bzImage to /boot/vmlinuz as always; take a quick > look around; check that the new /lib/modules dir(there > are now two, natch) is full of modular goodness, and > reboot. I don't use make install, because my set up (on the laptop is rather complicated) and so I always manually copy the kernel image. I use cp -i -v to get some feedback on what's happening and make sure that I overwrite only the files I choose to. Also, my modules have to be manually entered in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6, at least these modules which I always want installed automatically at boot. I first modprobe -v <module_name> one at a time to make sure that they do load without errors. Then enter their name in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 and finally run modules-update. > At the grub prompt I run >root, >kernel /vmlinuz #the > *new* kernel and >boot as I always do. Don't you have a menu.lst or grub.conf to set up your grub menu so that you don't have to make manual entries at boot time? > CERTAIN modules load. CERTAIN modules don't, > predominantly having to do with communications > hardware. Anything in /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 should load automatically or print an error. Latest changes in udev slightly complicate matters - see other concurrent thread on this topic. > The thing makes it to the prompt. I log in. Run uname. > Yikes! It *is* _running_ the old kernel. > > BUT, it's _booting_ from the new! I checked! There's a bit of a contradiction in terms here! I suggest that you are inadvertently booting the old kernel image and that's what's shown. If you check the /usr/src/linux symlink after reboot where does it lead you? HTH. -- Regards, Mick
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