Re: kernel upgrade fails - 2.6.8-3 seems to not be a valid kernel to bootx
On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 10:14:34AM +1000, Dana Sibera wrote:
>
> On 14/07/2006, at 9:34:04AM, Rick Thomas wrote:
>
> >
> >For what it's worth, here is the kernel I have running on an up-to-
> >date "sarge" machine (PowerMac Blue&White G3 - NewWorld, but just
> >barely!).
> >
> >$ file /boot/vmlinux-2.6.8-3-powerpc
> >/boot/vmlinux-2.6.8-3-powerpc: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, PowerPC
> >or cisco 4500, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, not stripped
> >
> >Hope it helps!
>
> It does indeed - I just looked closer in /boot, and among all the
> other files in there (yes, I should tidy :) is a vmlinux-2.6.8-3
> kernel dated May 25th, as well as the vmlinuz-2.6.8-3 kernel dated
> today. Could you do an ls -l on your boot and let me know what date's
> on your vmlinux-2.6.8-3-powerpc ?
The vmlinuz kernel is created on the fly by mkvmlinuz, but you can just as
well ignore it for your purpose. It is i believe the .coff kernel, which you
may be able to boot directly from the OF of your oldworld pmac, but nobody
tried this in ages.
> The vmlinux-2.6.8-3-powerpc seems to work well, but I'd like to know
> it's a valid one, not yet another relic from me starting a kernel
> upgrade and not copying everything over to BootX in order to actually
> get it running :)
This is indeed the one used by quik or bootx, and even miboot, so this is the
one you need.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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