You need the image file. It is the initial RAM disk that linux uses to boot the system. Try 'man mkinitrd', basically you need to run this in /boot (assuming you've already copied your kernel to there). mkinitrd -v imagename kernel imagename can be whatever you want and you use that name in grub.conf, the -v is just putting things in verbose mode. So for 2.4.20 it would be something along the lines of mkinitrd -v /boot/initrd-2.4.20.img 2.4.20 Justin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Parry" <robpar@telus.net> To: "RH 8.0" <psyche-list@redhat.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:46 AM Subject: Compiling 2.4.20 > I also have tried to compile 2.4.20 for my RH 8.0 system. I tried > to find an rpm version but it failed to install. I have everything > running with the new kernel accept the Ethernet Card. > > I have tried both compiled and module versions to no avail. I think the > trouble may have to do with the way Grub starts the system. I am no > expert on this but the entries for 2.4.18-** have an img file. I have > read the Grub man page and the information on compiling the kernel but > have found nothing on how to produce one of these. > > Here is my Grub file. > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > # > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this > file > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > # root (hd0,0) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hde2 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > #boot=/dev/hda > default=0 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi > initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img > > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /bzImage ro root=/dev/hde2 > # initrd /initrd-2.4.18-14.img > > Any help would be greatly appreciated > > Thank You > > Bob Parry > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
