2001-02-09 20:46:05

by Lindsey Simon

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Subject: booting the 2.4.1 linux kernel... tada,nada

[1.] Once I get the loading the kernel message from Lilo I hard crash without any error
messages.
[2.] I had no trouble making the bzImage and have installed it made it and installed it
three different times from scratch, once using debian's make-kpkg tool, but still I get
the same outcome - a hard crash with no error messages. I get the Loading
Linux.2.4.1........... ok,now booting the kernel and then BANG, I go dead with no error
message of any kind.
[3.] kernel
[4.] Linux version 2.2.17 (root@bella) (gcc version 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux
)) #1 SMP Thu Nov 9 13:54:02 CST 2000

[7.] Debian Potato, some testing packages..
[7.1.]
bella:/usr/src/linux_2.4.1# sh scripts/ver_linux
-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux bella 2.2.17 #1 SMP Thu Nov 9 13:54:02 CST 2000 i586 unknown
Kernel modules 2.4.1
Gnu C 2.95.2
Gnu Make 3.79.1
Binutils 2.9.5.0.37
Linux C Library 2.2.1
Dynamic linker ldd: version 1.9.11
Procps 2.0.6
Mount 2.10f
Net-tools 2.05
Kbd 0.96
Sh-utils 2.0
Modules Loaded sb uart401 sound soundcore 3c59x

I upgraded all the packages mentioned in the Changes file and have run out of ideas for
what to try next.. I upgraded lilo thinking that might fix things, but that changed
nothing. Thanks for any help.

--lindsey


2001-02-09 20:53:26

by Manfred Spraul

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Subject: Re: booting the 2.4.1 linux kernel... tada,nada

Lindsey Simon wrote:
>
> [1.] Once I get the loading the kernel message from Lilo I hard crash
> without any error messages.
>

Could you double check that you've set the correct cpu type?

--
Manfred

2001-02-09 20:56:06

by Duncan Gauld

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Subject: Re: booting the 2.4.1 linux kernel... tada,nada

hi,

a couple of things to check here.
a) when compiling the kernel, did you remember to select the proper CPU in
the kernel config?
b) if you are using (for example) an ATI Rage 128 you need to go into
character devices and say Y to DRI X and ATI Rage 128.
(I found that the latter idea fixed the same problem on my machine.)

I'm a newbie, 12, so hope this helps!

Duncan

Lyndsey Simon wrote:

> [1.] Once I get the loading the kernel message from Lilo I hard crash
without any error
> messages.
> [2.] I had no trouble making the bzImage and have installed it made it and
installed it
> three different times from scratch, once using debian's make-kpkg tool,
but still I get
> the same outcome - a hard crash with no error messages. I get the Loading
> Linux.2.4.1........... ok,now booting the kernel and then BANG, I go dead
with no error
> message of any kind.

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