RE: kernel compiling

["Ashwin N." <ashwin_n@mindtree.com>]

> -----Original Message-----

> pengbin wrote:
> | I downloaded linux kernel 2.4.10 version and compiled it. I 
> copied the
> | System.map and arch/i386/boot/bzImage files into /boot.  Of 
> course, I
> | modified the lilo.conf. When I reboot my computer, the 
> monitor screen
> | only prints out  "Linux " or "Linux ........." and then nothing
> | responses. How to solve it?
> 
> Did you do "make modules" and "make modules_install"? When you say you
> modifed the lilo.conf does that mean that you ran lilo after modifying
> the lilo.conf to include a new entry for the new kernel? Also I don't
> know if you need to make an initrd? If you are using IDE chances are
> that you can get by without it.

Have you followed all the steps given in Linux Kernel HOWTO -
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html


Ashwin N
http://symonds.net/~ash/ 
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