Slackware Linux 2.2.0 Kernal upgrade Problems

Slackware Linux 2.2.0 Kernal upgrade Problems

Post by jazz » Mon, 01 Feb 1999 04:00:00



        To start off, i was unable to install slackware linux 3.6 due
to some unknown problem after the "look at fonts", i would get in
infinite loop saying somthing like "unknown directory".....so any
wayz....i installed slackware 3.4, then upgraded to slackware 3.6....

        NOW....my main problem now is that after getting the new 2.2.0
kernal.....i did what readme said.....extracted the file into
/usr/src/linux directory (old linux director was renamed)....did a
"make mrproper", went into X, did a "make xconfig", configured the
kernal, then a "make dep ; make clean ; make zImage".....but i notice
an error popped up at the end of it....something about zImage could
not be configured....the new disk was not made and during the
reboot....linux is saying its using kernal 2.0.30 (assuming that
Slackware 3.4).....so how do i get it to use the 2.2.0 kernal......

        BONUS.....my NetGear PCI 10/100 Mbit FA 310TX NIC is
recognized but says its not initialized.....but my card does not have
a i/o (not on the card or in the manual)....how do i Initialize it???

 
 
 

Slackware Linux 2.2.0 Kernal upgrade Problems

Post by ne.. » Mon, 01 Feb 1999 04:00:00



>    To start off, i was unable to install slackware linux 3.6 due
>to some unknown problem after the "look at fonts", i would get in
>infinite loop saying somthing like "unknown directory".....so any
>wayz....i installed slackware 3.4, then upgraded to slackware 3.6....

>    NOW....my main problem now is that after getting the new 2.2.0
>kernal.....i did what readme said.....extracted the file into
>/usr/src/linux directory (old linux director was renamed)....did a
>"make mrproper", went into X, did a "make xconfig", configured the
>kernal, then a "make dep ; make clean ; make zImage".....but i notice
>an error popped up at the end of it....something about zImage could
>not be configured....the new disk was not made and during the
>reboot....linux is saying its using kernal 2.0.30 (assuming that
>Slackware 3.4).....so how do i get it to use the 2.2.0 kernal......

In future, stay out of X when compiling. The compilation needs
all the memory it can lay its hands on. Next, follow the steps
below:

make mrproper menuconfig
make dep clean bzImage modules

Note how I string stuff together on one line. Neat innit?

mv /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.0 /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.0-old
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.0
mv /lib/modules/2.2.0 /lib/modules/2.2.0-old
make modules_install

Using your fav editor (pico 4 me), amend your
/etc/lilo.conf to use vmlinuz-2.2.0 AND vmlinuz-2.2.0-old
if vmlinuz-2.2.0-old exists. Check in the /boot dir for it.

/sbin/lilo && reboot

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.sig server was neva operational.

 
 
 

1. Slackware 3.6 kernal upgrade problem

I had similar problems because a symbolic link was a link to itself.
I've had this with directories, files, and devices with slackware 3.6 .
I have had to repair them myself. How this happens, I have no idea.

As for your kernel troubles, I can't help much there because you didn't
include the error output. My best guess is that the kernel is too large.
If size isn't the error, try reposting with the error output. If size is
the problem, try making a bzImage instead of zImage. bzImage's are
compressed, allowing for larger images. If it still doesn't work, try
making more options modules instead of kernel code.
sorry if that didn't help.

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