This one time, at band camp, Shawn Lamson said: > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:16:57 -0600 Charles Lewis > <lewisc@delta.swau.edu> wrote: > > > When 2.4.19 came out I tried to upgrade my kernel, but my system > > locked up (hard). So I went back to 2.4.18 thinking I'll just wait > > till 2.4.20. But 2.4.20 locks up as well. Basically, I'm just > > copying the .config file to the 2.4.20 source directory and > > make-kpkg buildpackage and make-kpkg modules_image. Where would you > > guys start troubleshooting this type of thing? > > I am no kernel hacker but I have found that using the same config file > does not always work from kernel to kernel (actually I have never had > it work)... try the long route :( > > Shawn Make sure you run 'make oldconfig' after you copy the .config over - this generates the new .config and asks you about any options that are different between kernel versions. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stephen Gran | Fortune's Office Door Sign of the Week: | | steve@lobefin.net | Incorrigible punster -- Do not | | http://www.lobefin.net/~steve | incorrige. | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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