On 7/17/07, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi All, This must have been the first time in many years that I cannot boot a kernel. I mean I cannot boot it at all! It just spins the disk at Booting kernel . . . Since I built this from a 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 .config file using make oldconfig, so I am not sure what's gone wrong. The only relevant change that I recall was setting the ACPI for IDE module which I have unset since, but it still will not boot. Any ideas? -- Regards, Mick
Hi Mick. From what I understand, using oldconfig for major version changes (.20 -> .21) is a bad idea. Here's what I did. It may be slow and stupid but it worked like a charm. Open two root terminals and navigate one to /usr/src/linux (which should be symlinked to your new sources) and navigate the other to /usr/src/linux- 2.6.20-gentoo-r8. Run make menuconfig in both terminals. The root terminal that is in /usr/src/linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 will display your config for your old kernel. You'll be able to compare your old configuration to the new one graphically by simply comparing the menus in the root terminals that you have side by side. Well, I used a new tab within xterm, same thing I guess. LIke I said, maybe slow and stupid, but it worksforme. :) Billy Wayne -- #end_transmission# #earth_creature#
