Re: New kernel does not install

["Felix C. Stegerman" <flx@hccnet.nl>]

On 2005-11-05 20:39:15, John Plate wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I've installed Debian stable, the kernel is 2.6.8.
> 
> Next, I download kernel headers and source for 2.6.8. I copy the
> /boot/config... to /usr/src/kernel-source directory as .config.
> 
> I do a make menuconfig and exit with no changes. 
> 
> Then I make a new kernel-image with:
> 
> make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --append-to-version -jp --revision 01 kernel_image
> 
> This should make a kernel identical to the one installed. 
> 
> I then install the kernel with:
> 
> dpkg -i kernel-image...deb
> 
> The new kernel cannot boot. The kernel installed can still boot. 
> 
> What is the problem?

Probably the initrd.

Try
# make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --append-to-version -jp --revision 01
  --initrd kernel_image


Felix

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