hi, El Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:33:02 +0530 "Onkar N Mahajan" <onkar.n.m@xxxxxxxxx> ha escrit: > I did that - up to compilation its ok !! I am going wrong in the grub > configuration > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (2.6.9-42.0.10.EL_lustre.1.4.10smp) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot /vmlinuz-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL_lustre.1.4.10smp ro > root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > --->initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL_lustre.1.4.10smp.img > > where do I get this file ??? you need to generate it with mkinitrd or mkinitramfs (newer kernel versions need the second one, but i can't remember the cutoff version) mkinitramfs usage is: mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL_lustre.1.4.10smp.img 2.6.9-42.0.10.EL_lustre.1.4.10smp or in a more generic way: mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img `uname -r` hope this help, anyway, there are several 'kernel compilation howtos' that will help you a lot. regards, topi > & i copied the bzImage after compilation with this option > > make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install > > into the /boot & also the System.map > > what else I heed to do .. > > > On 4/23/07, pradeep singh <2500.pradeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 4/23/07, Onkar N Mahajan <onkar.n.m@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I am a newbie. I want to upgrade the kernel from 2.6.9 to 2.6.12 > > > or higher. I have tried many links on the web but I am not able > > > to boot the system with the new kernel. I am using rub boot > > > loader. Can anyone give me a pointer to some tried and tested > > > link. > > Download the kernel source from kernel.org. > > Untar it. > > Follow the steps given in Readme.txt . > > If you face any problem, please lets us know so that we can help. > > > > Good luck > > ~psr > > > > > > onkar > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > > > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > play the game > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
