Re: New kernel does not install

[Pooly <pooly7@gmail.com>]

2005/11/5, 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
>
>


You can also try to remove the initrd line from your boot loader
config file. (make sure you have the proper module built-in
though...ext3 and pci driver for instance)

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