kiran kumar wrote:
hi all,
i am installing kernel 2.6.15.5. i have 2.4.20-8 as the original
kernel. the steps i followed for compiling the kernel is :
1. downloaded the required packages module-init-tools-3.2 &
modutils-2.4.27-1.src.rpm
2. Install module-init-tools.
cd module-init-tools-3.2
./configure --prefix=/
make
make install
./generate-modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf
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this packages i have installed in /home/src directory.
3. Install modutils-2.4.21-23.src.rpm.
rpm -i modutils-2.4.21-23.src.rpm
rpmbuild -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/modutils.spec
rpm -Fi /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/modutils-2.4.21-23.i386.rpm
4. Install and configure the kernel.
i have installed in /home/src directory.;
copied the existing config file of 2.4 kernel i.e
kernel-2.4.20-8-i386.config into /home/src/linux-2.6.15.5;
then i did make oldconfig;
#### i ensured loop back device support set as module & ram disk
support as built-in.
then, make bzImage;
make modules;
make modules_install;
make install;
then i rebooted successfully 2.6 kernel for the first time.
did you edit your /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/grub.conf for the new
kernel? (im assuming so)
for successive recompilations of 2.6 there is error at the last stage
i.e after make install
all of your loop back devices are in use;
mkinitrd failed
you suppose to mkinitrd before you reboot into your new kernel...(well
thats the way i do it anyway)
#mkinitrd 2.6.15 /boot/initrd-2.6.15.img (goes something like that)
what might be the problem? i have set #### loop back device support
set as module & ram disk support as built-in.
pls help me in this regard?
have you installed the modules? Does the kernel autoload them at boot at
boot?
modprobe loop ( i think) /*insmod loop - if you want to live on the
edge*/
Also remember the 2.4 series uses different /dev management to the 2.6
series (or gentoo does anyway),Hence a few system freezes.
If this doesnt help at all... oh well
p.s. sorry if a double post occures
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