Re: Updating to new kernel from 2.4.18-bf2.4

[David Sudjiman <davidsudjiman@yahoo.com>]

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Chan,

I this is my first time to use debian. Well, at least this is the first
time I try to get my hands dirty with debian. I was (am) a RedHat-er.

I did the `suggested' way to upgrade kernel by these way (this is my log)

* Install debian (no update)
 - make some necessaary changes
   # apt-get install vim
                # alias vi=vim
* Update kernel 2.4.18 from CD
 - install gcc compiler
   # apt-get install gcc
 - install libncurses5 and lincurses5-dev for make menuconfig
   # apt-get install libncurses5 libncurses5-dev
 - install kernel-package. Built-in package for kernel installation
(to make image file) so you can use `make-kpkg kernel_image'
   # apt-get install kernel-package
 - install the kernel-source
   # apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18
 - preparation
   # cd /usr/src
   # tar jxvf kernel-source-2.4.18.tar.bz2
   # ln -s kernel-source-2.4.18 linux-2.4.18
   # cd linux-2.4.18
 - create linux <kernel-image>.deb from kernel-source
   # make-kpkg kernel_image
 - Just enter for all of the question :-) and get a cup of coffee
(Decaf, please! :-))
 - install the <kernel-image>.deb and just follow the instructions
   # cd ..
   # dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.18_10.00.Custom_i386.deb
 - restart
   # init 6
 - Shit! it doesn't worki! it freezes! by showing Loading Boot Parameters
 - Restart again and press SHIFT to get LILO console then choose OLDLinux

Please help :-)

On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Hubert Chan wrote:

> If you use make-kpkg (in the kernel-package package), it is really easy.
>
> The config for your currently installed kernels can be found in
> /boot/config-*.  Copy that into your kernel tree as .config, and that
> should give you reasonable defaults for everything.  Then make a "make
> oldconfig" to be prompted for any new config options that were not
> present in the old kernel (mostly new hardware support).  Then do a
> "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" to tweak the options that you know
> need changing.

thx
.dave
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