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Re: installing new kernel



Am Mon, 2003-03-17 um 15.25 schrieb Brian T:
> Hi,
> 
> I am currently using Linux Debian 3.0 and kernel 2.2.20-idepci i686.  I 
> would like to use kernel 2.4.20.
> 
> I'm doing this because I want to add sound support for my Dell Latitude nm 
> 256 sound.  First I wanted to recompile the 2.2.20 kernel.  I tried running 
> "make-kpkg " prior but the error message is "command not found".  So, I 
> tried to install this command via dselect but there was no item named 
> "make-kpkg".

You have to install the package "kernel-package" to get make-kpkg

> So, I used dselect and chose items like "kernel-image 2.4.20-5" and 
> "kernel-sourc 2.4.20-5".  I assumed that when it installed the new kernel 
> would be used.
> 
> In my / folder is a linked file named "vmlinuz pointing to 
> boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-686".  And "vmlinuz.old links to 
> boot/vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci".
> 
> My lilo.conf is:
> 
> boot=/dev/hda2
> root=/dev/hda3
> compact
> install=/boot.boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> delay=20
> image=/vmlinuz
> label = Linux
> read-only
> initrd=/initrd.img

Run "lilo" in the console as root and reboot. Welcome to 2.4.20 ;)
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