Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody
> > > How did you compile your kernel? Did you use
> > > make-kpkg? Did you use
> > > /boot/config-2.4.18-686 for building new kernel?
> > >
> > > I'd suggest you to do the following:
> > >
> > > 1. unpack /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18.tar.bz2
> > > 2. copy /boot/config-2.4.18-1-686 to .config in
> the
> > > top dir of kernel source
> > > (kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 should be installed)
> > > 3. enable highmem. make menuconfig
> > > 4. build kernel with make-kpkg: "make-kpkg
> --initrd
> > > --revision='revision01'
> > > kernel_image"
> > > 5. install new deb
> > > 6. reboot
> > > 7. tell us about your luck :)
> > >
> > > Good luck!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Alexei Chetroi
> >
> > I did the same way as u told , my steps are as
> follows
> >
> > 1)apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18
> > 2)cp /boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4
> > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/.config
> > 3)make menuconfig
> > Select 'Load config from file' and choose
> .config
> > Enable 'smp', 'highmem4G'
> > 4)make dep
> > 5)make-kpkg clean
> > 6)make-kpkg --revision=debian.2.4 kernel-image
> > 7)dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.18_debian.2.4_i386.deb
> > 8) Reboot
> >
> > Got kernel panic. Any mistakes I did?
> Did you indicated correct root device? I suppose
> you use lilo as boot
> loader. Did kernel-image correctly updated lilo.conf
> and rerun lilo?
> IIRC bf2.4 is compiled more statically, so try to
> install
> kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 and use its config file.
> If you try this, you
> should use make-kpkg with --initrd and do you really
> need smp? I've
> missed begging of the thread and don't know if your
> machine is smp
> capable.
>
> --
> Alexei Chetroi
I am using lilo and the kernel-image was updated
correctly in lilo.conf.The hw have dual processor, so
I must enable smp support.
I was not including --initrd option in make-kpkg, I
'll try and post the result
Sarav
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