Re: URGENT: Building kernel.
Irene Sygkouna wrote:
> Dear all,
> I am installing the linux kernel 2.4.18 in debian following the
> instructions found in the url:
>
http://subwiki.honeypot.net/cgi-bin/view/Main/DebianKernelBuilding?skin=prin
> t
> At the final step for installing the new kernel and module packages:
> "dpkg -i {list of .deb packages from the previous step}
> I receive the following error message:
> -----------------------------------------
> rena2:/usr/src# dpkg -i
> kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1_10.00.Custom_i386.deb (Reading database
> ... 54323 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to
> replace kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 10.00.Custom (using kernel-image
> -2.4.18myhost1_10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
>
> You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version
> 2.4.18myhost1) This will not work unless you have configured your
> boot loader to use initrd. (An initrd image is a kernel image that
> expects to use an INITial Ram Disk to mount a minimal root file
> system into RAM and use that for booting).
> As a reminder, in order to configure lilo, you need to
> add an 'initrd=/initrd.img' to the image=/vmlinuz
> stanza of your /etc/lilo.conf
> I repeat, You need to configure your boot loader. If you have already
> done so, and you wish to get rid of this message, please put
> `do_initrd = Yes'
> in /etc/kernel-img.conf. Note that this is optional, but if you do
> not, you'll contitnue to see this message whenever you install a
> kernel
> image using initrd.
> Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]n
> Unpacking replacement kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 ...
> Setting up kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 (10.00.Custom) ...
> Failed to create initrd image.
> dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 (--install):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1
> rena2:/usr/src#
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
Did you actually make the changes to your lilo.conf like it says you need
to?
Once you make the changes you can create and edit the /etc/kernel-img.conf
file with the parameters it specifies.
> Could you please help me???
> I'm looking foward for your answer.
> Rena.
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