Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:57:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:57:28 -0500 Received: from [66.35.146.201] ([66.35.146.201]:14 "EHLO int1.nea-fast.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:57:18 -0500 Message-ID: <3C9B7056.502BB64E@nea-fast.com> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:56:38 -0500 From: walt X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.14-SGI_XFS_1.0.2 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Abdij Bhat CC: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" Subject: Re: Kernel Upgrade Hangs! In-Reply-To: <91A7E7FABAF3D511824900B0D0F95D10136FA4@BHISHMA> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 - 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/