[linux-help] Re: Kernel compile

[Steven Saner <ssaner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you make the change to lilo.conf, do you run the command lilo to
rebuild it? If not, then any changes you make will not take effect.

Steve



On Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 04:59:15PM -0500, Bruce Bales wrote:
> 
> It still loads the old 2.2.14 kernel.  I added the four lines between the 
> stars and
> changed linux to linux-old.  Seems like default=linux should should find the 
> label
> "linux" and load 2.2.18.  The lilo.conf man page mentions it will load the 
> first one
> it comes to, but something is still wrong.  Machine still runs just like it 
> did before,
> so I haven't screwed anything up with all the compilation, etc.
> 
> I also have /boot/vmlinuz as a link to vmlinuz-2.2.18, but no help.
> bruce
> 
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> linear
> default=linux
> ***********************
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18
>      label=linux
>      read-only
>      root=/dev/hda5
> ************************
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
>      label=linux-old                 <====  was "label=linux"
>      read-only
>      root=/dev/hda5
> 
> 
> "gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)" wrote:
> 
> > what happens when you try to load the new kernel?  you said you modified
> > lilo.conf?  are you choosing the correct image name that corresponds w/
> > the kernel you want to boot?  i'd give you my lilo.conf, but unfortunately
> > i didn't think about keeping that when i went to freebsd...  would've come
> > in handy...  got a friend on ICQ that's getting started w/ linux as well,
> > and he was having different lilo problems...
> >
> > <<< lloydix.2y.net FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE #0: Thu Jul 5 06:16:31 CDT 2001 
> > glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LLOYDIX >>>
> >
> > On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Bruce Bales wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Well, the kernel is compiled and installed as /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18, 
> > > System.map moved to /boot, and lilo.conf modified.  Still
> > > working with man lilo.conf and other lilo docs to see why the new kernel 
> > > won't load.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot, Jesse and Carl.
> > > bruce
> > >
> > >
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