Saluting the Kernel

[Dark Ninja]

Nice to see that the 2.4.4 kernel is out. I'll be looking forward to using it...after I can get 2.4.3 working.

Here's the problem I'm having. I compile the kernel, apparently without any errors of any type. However, when I reboot using the new kernel, a lot of extra "stuff" zips by on the screen (too fast that I cannot read it) and then I get to the login prompt. After that - I can't use anything on my computer. (Keyboard would be the biggest problem.) This, however, is not a problem in the default installation. (My normal installation is Slackware 7.1, Kernel 2.2.16)

Any help I can be given would be appreciated. The only two things I can think of is that the modules are not being correctly compiled, or that I am not setting something up when I run 'make menuconfig'


Dark Ninja
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[PLBlaze]

Have you updated modutils package? if not do so and dont forget to update the dependencise too, simply run depmod -av after building them although the build process is smart enough to do it for you but who knows...

[Dark Ninja]

I'm pretty new to this stuff, so I have to say I'm not sure about whether I updated the modutils. If this helps, I have included my install.

- I first backup my old linux source code, etc. (Per instructions provided off a Linux website.)
- tar zxfv linux-2.4.3.tar.gz
- ln -s linux-2.4.3 linux
- cd /usr/src/linux
- make menuconfig
- make dep;make clean
- make bzImage
- cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.3/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /
- cp /usr/src/linux/System.map /
- cd /
- mv bzImage 2.4.3
- cd /lib/modules (Just to see if the modules are there. I do have a folder that is named 2.4.3)
- cd /usr/src/linux
- make modules
- make modules_install
- depmod -a

I then edit the /etc/lilo.conf file and reboot. That's when I get the keyboard problem.

Am I doing something wrong in there? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.


Dark Ninja
http://www.teamvirus.net/

[demian]

To upgrade to kernel 2.4.x you need to update a whole bunch of software before you compile the source. Check the Documentation/Changes file that came with the source code. It contains a table of software to update in order to run 2.4.x

[brasso]

DarkNinja wrote:
when I reboot using the new kernel, a lot of extra "stuff" zips by on the screen (too fast that I cannot read it)

I think you can type 'dmesg' after you are signed on and it prints out the system log for you. > directing it to a file allows you to view it at your leisure.

Keep asking these dumb questions Ninja, I'm going to school on your trials&tribulations. One of these days I'm gonna get *****ious (or brave) enough to try messing around with this.
Earl