Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:56:38 -0500 | From | walt <> | Subject | Re: Kernel Upgrade Hangs! |
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Abdij Bhat wrote:
> Hi, > I am trying to build the 2.4.17 Kernel and upgrade my existing 2.4.7-10 Red > Hat Linux System. Here is the procedure I followed ( based on Red Hat > Documentation on the same ): > > 1. tar -xvzf linux-2.4.17.tar.gz > 2. cd linux > 3. make mkproper > 4. make menuconfig > 5.make dep > 6. make clean > 7. make bzImage > 8. make modules > 9. make modules_install > 10. cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.17/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17 > 11. cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.17/System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.17 > 12. cd /boot rm System.map ln -s System.map-2.4.17 System.map > 13. mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.17.img 2.4.17 > 14. Modify the /etc/lilo.conf to add > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17 > label=linux-Mine > root=/dev/hda1 > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.17 > read-only > > Now when i reboot and select the linux-Mine option the screen displays > Loading vmlinuz-2.4.7 > Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel > > and then HANGS!!!!!! > > What might be the problem. I have followed the instruction to the T. I > tried without the initrd option too. I have enabled the RAM diak > option/disabled it.... > > Please help me out on the issue. > > Thanks and Regards, > Abdij > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
You must run /sbin/lilo so lilo knows the "physical" location on the disk of the kernel image
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