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Re: Can't get a 2.4 kernel to boot.



On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 02:33:03PM -0500, Adam Read wrote:
> When I try to boot a 2.4 kernel lilo tells me it's booting linux and
> then my machine stops.  No error or panic messages, it just doesn't do
> anything.  I've configured it so nearly everything is modular, and I've
> tried a completly monolitic kernel.  The kernel is correctly configured
> for my hardware.

Are you sure you compiled your kernel for the right architecture/
processor? My guess is that the lockup you described would occur if you
are attempting to boot a kernel compiled for i686 on a 386.


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Tommi Komulainen                                 Tommi.Komulainen@iki.fi
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