Re: initrd: upgrade kernel from 2.4 to 2.6

[Eugen Paiuc <eug_paiuc@bluewin.ch>]

Alfred E. Heggestad wrote:

> On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 09:32 +0100, Eugen Paiuc wrote:
>  
>
> > Alfred E. Heggestad wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > hi
> > > [snip...]
> > > running
> > >
> > >   $ quik
> > >   $ quikconfig
> > >
> > >
> > > System is rebooted, in the top left corner is a penguin in
> > > strange colours, no text, and nothing more happens (no reboot).
> > >
> > >
> > > So my main question is; does 2.6 kernels w/initrd actually work
> > > with quik? 

yes, but only until 2.6.12 sarge backport from (thanks to) sven

http://people.debian.org/~luther/kernel/linux-image-2.6.12-1-powerpc_2.6.12-5.99.sarge1_powerpc.deb


#quik 


> [snip..]
>
> . here is a picture:
>
>
> http://aeh.db.org/howto/linux-powerpc-8200/boot_tuck.jpg
>  

I had the same on a new - from today- upgrade install.

Fortunately I have a good paar of sarge d-i floppy disks,
so on the base installation I can put a 2.6.8 powerpc  kernel.


regards,

Eugen