Kernel update

[Prishtina]

Hi ,

I'm trying to upgrade my RH 7.1 kernel to a 2.4.4 and I did all the necessary stuff such as make dep, make bzImage etc.. (the way the NHF tell me to). When I reset the computer and choose "new" in LILO this is what i get
"Loading new.................
Uncompressing Linux.... Ok, booting the kernel."

And thats it,, it just stays there and nothing happens.. What could the problem be ?
Thanks..

[Choozo]

If I remember correctly, this happened to a lot of people when they made a wrong choice of processor type.
Boot up in your old kernel, re-configure your new kernel, and make sure you select correct processor in the kernel config.

Cheers :)

[Prishtina]

Thanks for the response, I actually chose the 'make oldconfig' which supposedly uses the config from the old kernel,, shouldnt that have worked ? And how do I go about changing the config from the old kernel,, do I do a make config and then do all the makes all over again (make dep, make bzImage etc) ?

[Choozo]

Yup .... didn't the NHF explain that?

Just enter the source directory and type in 'make xconfig' (you may have to be root, depending on where you have stored the sourcetree). Then you have the whole 'click-o-rama' style for kernel config.

Cheers :)