> -----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/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/