Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody
--- saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > 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
>
> I have included --initrd option in make-kpkg and
> also
> in lilo, but got the same error
>
> Any other probs?
>
> Sarav
>
Hai ,
Finally I got it done. Now my woody shows 2 GB RAM &
Dual cpu.
I installed kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686-smp over
2.4.28-bf2.4 and again recompile the kernel with the
new config file and it works
Thx to all for helped me a lot
Wish U a Happy New Year 2005
Sarav
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