Hi, list.
I've been trying to upgrade my kernel for what seems like months now. It has an ancient old 2.2.18pre21 kernel, and I've been trying many times to compile 2.4.19. I've tried from a fresh confi, from the 2.2.18pre21 config, removing apm and vari0us bits and bobs. But all that happens if I try and boot into it is that it gets as far as "loading linux......................." then reboots back to the startup. 2.2.18pre21 still boots just fine from lilo.
on IRC it was suggested I look in lilo.conf for lines like "initrc", I looked and there are none. I spent a while last night looking at the differences between all the files I could find relevant to the two kernels, like permissions gone wrong, missing links, but can't find any.
Any ideas, anyone? It's a pretty old box now, but i didn't think backwards compatability was a problem.
Thanks, Jenny
Hi Jenny
Two things to try..
a) Upgrade modutils to the latest version, and, b) Upgrade lilo also.
Regards, Paul.
On Thursday 10 April 2003 10:30 am, Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
I've been trying to upgrade my kernel for what seems like months now. It has an ancient old 2.2.18pre21 kernel, and I've been trying many times to compile 2.4.19. I've tried from a fresh confi, from the 2.2.18pre21 config, removing apm and vari0us bits and bobs. But all that happens if I try and boot into it is that it gets as far as "loading linux......................." then reboots back to the startup. 2.2.18pre21 still boots just fine from lilo.
To build 2.4.x udner 2.2 you will have to upgrade lots of things, including gcc, modutils. binutils, libraries and possibly others. the easy way to do it is to build a complete new system in a spare partition; don't try to upgrade in place - you may screw up your working system.
On 10-Apr-2003 Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
Hi, list.
I've been trying to upgrade my kernel for what seems like months now. It has an ancient old 2.2.18pre21 kernel, and I've been trying many times to compile 2.4.19. I've tried from a fresh confi, from the 2.2.18pre21 config, removing apm and vari0us bits and bobs. But all that happens if I try and boot into it is that it gets as far as "loading linux......................." then reboots back to the startup. 2.2.18pre21 still boots just fine from lilo.
on IRC it was suggested I look in lilo.conf for lines like "initrc", I looked and there are none. I spent a while last night looking at the differences between all the files I could find relevant to the two kernels, like permissions gone wrong, missing links, but can't find any.
Any ideas, anyone? It's a pretty old box now, but i didn't think backwards compatability was a problem.
Thanks, Jenny
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