I have been running Red Hat Linux 7.0 (RH7) kernel-2.2.16-22
without any problems. I decided to download and install
kernel-2.4.3
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.3.tar.gz
I untarred linux-2.4.3.tar.gz to /usr/src/linux-2.4.3 and updated
the "linux" symbolic link to /usr/src/linux-2.4.3. After compiling
the new kernel:
cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper
make menuconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3
cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.3
cd /boot
rm System.map
ln -s System.map-2.4.3 System.map
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.3.img 2.4.3
lilo -v (after adding linux-2.4.3 to lilo)
I can boot in the new kernel (2.4.3). However, whenever I move
the PS/2 mouse, the system locks up. Whether I am logged in or
not, a mouse movement will lock up the system. I did find that
if I telnetted to the IP address, I could log in and do a
'shutdown -r +0' on the system.
I am trying to figure out what is so different between
kernel-2.2.16-22 to kernel-2.4.3 that is causing this odd
behavior on the system. I can boot back to the 2.2.16-22 kernel
and everything works fine. Then problem only occurs in the
2.4.3 kernel. I recompiled the 2.4.3 kernel many times and made
sure all needed options in the kernel were selected.
Any ideas on what is causing this problem in kernel-2.4.3
and a possible solution?
System:
Intel Pentium III 550, 128MB PC100 SDRAM, 10GB UDMA66 hard
drive, Microsoft PS/2 IntelliMouse (also tried a Logitech
PS/2 optical mouse), Enhanced 101 Win95 keyboard, 56x IDE
CD-ROM drive, 2x CD-RW drive, IDE Zip 100 drive, etc.
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