andrew anand
03-18-2005, 11:09 AM
Note to Moerator; this might be transfered into Kernel group but since it
started here:
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Thanks for the post in helping me with the floppy problem I think the
command line is correct, but because the floppy was empty and was a windows format then this may have been the problem. Just for the moment I would like to to put the floppy issue to one side and deal with my kernel.
I would like to refer back to my last post and the question about re-configuring and re- compling and installing a new kernel. I have been reading Jem's Guide: How to complie and install a new Linux kernel.
Now the thing is the only item here is that looking in the kernal config file all I need to do is to disable CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP. (I am not going to use the SAME version (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl) kernel that is presently installed) but re-configured and re-complied –seems a long proceess.
According to Jem's Guide: copying the old .config file file to the top level of my source.
Also the Guide says “if you want to re-confiure the kernel from scratch and re-compleit , you must use the the process below:
make mrproper (note that “make mrproper” deletes your .config file)
make oldconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
I am wondering if all this is necessary and how would installing the recomplied
kernel have on the old kernal.?
Finally when installing and booting the new kernel the example in the guide is
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22
Now since this will be the same version should I use the command
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22a?
Also the file System.map must be copied to the same boot directory.
At the moment GRUB looks like this:
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,4)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/1 hdc=ide-scsi rhgb
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img
title DOS
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
I expect that when I edit this file it will be 2.4.22a-1.2115.nptl.
Finally ,, umm I do have space on a another partition, which might be
less demanding But I wonder since the .config file is alredy confiured
on the CD I am not sure if I can change it
Many thanks for your feedback
Andrew
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Man is rich in the fewness of his wants
:)
started here:
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Thanks for the post in helping me with the floppy problem I think the
command line is correct, but because the floppy was empty and was a windows format then this may have been the problem. Just for the moment I would like to to put the floppy issue to one side and deal with my kernel.
I would like to refer back to my last post and the question about re-configuring and re- compling and installing a new kernel. I have been reading Jem's Guide: How to complie and install a new Linux kernel.
Now the thing is the only item here is that looking in the kernal config file all I need to do is to disable CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP. (I am not going to use the SAME version (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl) kernel that is presently installed) but re-configured and re-complied –seems a long proceess.
According to Jem's Guide: copying the old .config file file to the top level of my source.
Also the Guide says “if you want to re-confiure the kernel from scratch and re-compleit , you must use the the process below:
make mrproper (note that “make mrproper” deletes your .config file)
make oldconfig
make dep
make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
I am wondering if all this is necessary and how would installing the recomplied
kernel have on the old kernal.?
Finally when installing and booting the new kernel the example in the guide is
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22
Now since this will be the same version should I use the command
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22a?
Also the file System.map must be copied to the same boot directory.
At the moment GRUB looks like this:
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,4)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/1 hdc=ide-scsi rhgb
initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img
title DOS
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
I expect that when I edit this file it will be 2.4.22a-1.2115.nptl.
Finally ,, umm I do have space on a another partition, which might be
less demanding But I wonder since the .config file is alredy confiured
on the CD I am not sure if I can change it
Many thanks for your feedback
Andrew
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Man is rich in the fewness of his wants
:)