Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:12:30 -0700 | From | Karen Shaeffer <> | Subject | Re: Mistake found in re-configuring kernel |
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On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 05:36:24PM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi all people, > > In re-configuring the kernel for ' NTFS ' file system, following errors were > found in typing 'depmod -a'. They are also displayed in re-booting the PC. > Kindly advise how to rectify them by de-selecting what items in 'make > menuconfig'
make mrproper /* you may want to save your .config file first */ make menuconfig make dep
mkdir /kernelarchive cp -puR /boot /kernelarchive/ cp -puR /lib/modules/2.x.x-y.y /kernelarchive
/* This is for backup, if you are cautious. You can always delete it later. */
rm -Rf /lib/modules/2.x.x-y.y
insert the boot disk in /dev/fd0 make bzdisk /* To test system first. */ /* This is really not necessary, but wise */
make modules make modules_install
cd /boot rm -f System.map cd /usr/src/linux-2.x.x cp -pf System.map /boot/System.map-2.x.x-y.y cd /boot ln -s System.map-2.x.x-y.y System.map
put 'boot=/dev/fd0' in /etc/lilo.conf to replace 'boot=/dev/whatever'
make sure the boot disk is in /dev/fd0
/sbin/lilo
reboot! /* assuming everything works... */
put 'boot=/dev/whatever' in /etc/lilo.conf
rm -f /boot/vmlinuz cp -pf arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.x.x-y.y cp -pf vmlinux /boot/vmlinux-2.x.x-y.y
reboot!
You may find it necessary to recompile your kernels. You should always preserve your .config files. You can load them into menuconfig as a starting point. You may also just use 'make clean' which will preserve your .config file as well.
c, -- Karen Shaeffer Neuralscape; Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060 shaeffer@neuralscape.com http://www.neuralscape.com
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