Re: kernel-compiling noob

["Chuckk Hubbard" <badmuthahubbard@gmail.com>]

Thank you so much.  But...

On 7/30/06, Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@internode.on.net> wrote:
> At the end, assuming that you had all the required disk space and
> packages, you have a package created:
>
> /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.17_2.6.17-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
>
> This can be installed using:
>
> dpkg -i /usr/src/linux-image-2.6.17_2.6.17-10.00.Custom_i386.deb
>
> This put the entry for the new kernel in grub so it could be selected at
> boot time.

Almost:

Running postrm hook /sbin/update-grub .
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
/sbin/update-grub: line 923: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``'
User hook script /sbin/update-grub failed at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17.postrm line 285.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.17 (2.6.17-10.00.Custom) ...
Running depmod.
Finding valid ramdisk creators.
Using mkinitrd.yaird to build the ramdisk.
Not updating initrd symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.17-10.00.Custom was configured last, according to dpkg)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated/reinstalled
(2.6.17-10.00.Custom was configured last, according to dpkg)
Running postinst hook /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
/sbin/update-grub: line 923: unexpected EOF while looking for matching ``'
User hook script /sbin/update-grub failed at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.17.postinst line 1176.

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