Re: Grub
Thanks for the support. I think the real issue here is that in using the
k7 kernel I have a internet connection issue (again). I guess I just
have to sort that out As I said before the SuSE installer automatically
configured alot of things in grub, which I copied. I'll try the vga=ask
Thanks again..
Quoting "Jerome R. Acks" <jracksjr@bellatlantic.net>:
> On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 08:36:01PM -0800, J Y wrote:
> > Hello, I booted from the floppy, and I found (with uname -r) that my
> > computer is running the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel (vmlinuz) with
> > initrd.img-2.4.18-k7. There is no other initrd in boot so it has to be
> > the k7. I have an athlon cpu and chose the k7 kernel during install.
> > Somehow though I'm running the bf2.4. I can change the grub listed to
> > reflect that. Or I could try to get the k7 kernel to work. What's the
> > right way and is there something weird/wrong about having these two
> > different listings for boot? Also the vga=791 line blanks out the start
> > up, booting messages. It works in SuSE and slack but not Debian.
>
> I've never used "vga-791". If you change "vga=791" to "vga=ask", you
> should get a menu of video modes you can choose from.
>
> The 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel is primarily intended to be used as the
> initial installation kernel. As far as I know, it does not use
> initrd. If it works for you, and you don't need other drivers that are not
> included with it, you don't need to change it.
>
> 2.4.18-k7 is optimized for your athlon cpu. It also has additional
> drivers, which you may or may not need, that the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel
> does not have. The stock debian kernel-image 2.4.18-k7 needs
> initrd.img-2.4.18-k7. The kernel-image and initrd.img files are too
> large to fit on a floppy. So if you are booting from a floppy, you
> will need to use 2.4.18-bf2.4. If you want to use the stock 2.4.18-k7, you
> will need to set up grub to boot it from your hard disc.
>
> If 2.4.18-bf2.4 works fine for you, you could try to recompile it with
> athlon optimization turned on.
>
> >
> > Quoting "Jerome R. Acks" <jracksjr@bellatlantic.net>:
> >
> > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 07:56:37PM -0800, J Y wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > grub>
> > > > find /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-k7
> > > > (hd1,4)
> > >
> > > > grub>
> > > > find /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7
> > > > (hd1,4)
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > for Debian/GNU put this for your menu.lst:
> > >
> > > title Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, kernel 2.4.18-k7
> > > root (hd1,4)
> > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-k7 root=/dev/hdb5 hdd=ide-scsi
> vga=> 791
> > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7
> > > boot
> > >
> > > title Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, kernel 2.4.18-k7 (recovery mode)
> > > root (hd1,4)
> > > kernel /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7 root=/dev/hdb5 hdd=ide-scsi
> > > vga=7> 91 single
> > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.18-k7
> > > boot
> > >
> >
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