Re: installing kernel 2.6

[thierry <tchatelet@free.fr>]

Clive Menzies wrote:

> On (20/11/05 15:24), Rafael Alexandre Schmitt wrote:
>  
>
> > * Clive Menzies (clive@clivemenzies.co.uk) wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > On (20/11/05 10:31), Rafael Alexandre Schmitt wrote:
> > >      
> > >
> > > > * Jeff Lucas (J_Lucas05@comcast.net) wrote:
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > I am having problems after installing the kernel 2.6.14.2.  it comes up with a 
> > > > > kernel panic and says something about not being able to boot from the hard 
> > > > > drive.  I'm a new linux user and like it so far, but I'm having trouble 
> > > > > getting things to work for me.
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > This is happening with me too.
> > > >        
> > > Can you post the output of 
> > >
> > > # ls -l /boot
> > >
> > > and 
> > >
> > > # cat /etc/boot/menu.lst
> > >      
> Sorry, .... engage brain :)
>
> /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
>  
>
> > Helo ,
> >
> > Here it is:
> >
> > rafael@debian:~$  ls -l /boot
> > total 6308
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root     512 2005-11-08 15:08 boot.0300
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      11 2005-11-08 15:07 boot.b -> boot-menu.b
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  308326 2005-11-08 17:58 coffee.bmp
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   16984 2005-11-08 15:04 config-2.4.18-bf2.4
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   61109 2005-09-27 00:38 config-2.6.12-1-686
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      15 2005-11-08 17:49 debian.bmp ->
> > /boot/sarge.bmp
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  153720 2005-11-08 17:58 debianlilo.bmp
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1794048 2005-11-20 17:14 initrd.img-2.6.12-1-686
> > -rw------- 1 root root   44032 2005-11-20 17:17 map
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   23662 2005-11-08 17:58 sarge.bmp
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   24116 2005-11-08 17:58 sid.bmp
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  559088 2005-11-08 15:04 System.map-2.4.18-bf2.4
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  862526 2005-09-27 02:01 System.map-2.6.12-1-686
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1263339 2005-11-08 15:04 vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1292638 2005-09-27 02:01 vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-686
> >    
>
> It doesn't look as though 2.6.14-2 is installed; can you boot into
> either of the kernels shown?
>
> I see you're using lilo .... it's been a while since I've used it but it
> would be worth posting the lilo.conf file (you don't have grub
> installed and so won't have menu.lst).
>
> Regards
>
> Clive
>
>
>  
menu.lst is under /boot/grub
regards
Thierry