On Sat, 14 Dec 1996, Alexander Gieg wrote: > > Hi. I don't know about this, but i'm with problems in making > the kernel I compiled to work. All the compilation and linking > is ok. I've used the sequence: > > make menuconfig > make dep > make zImage > make modules > make modules_install
You should add a "make clean" just before make zImage (you don't need it if it is the first time you are compiling a kernel). > > that I think is correct. When it's done, I copy the 'vmlinux' file > to '/', update '/etc/lilo.conf', and execute '/sbin/lilo'. All is > ok, but when the system reboots, lilo begins an infinite loop: > Proceed like this: cp /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.27/arch/i386/boot/zImage /boot/linux-2.0.27 cp /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.27/System.map /boot/System.map-2.0.27 ln -s /boot/linux-2.0.27 /vmlinuz ln -s /boot/System.map-2.0.27 /System.map I suppose you are using a PC. Your lilo.conf file should point to /vmlinuz. Run lilo and reboot the system. It should work. > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > By: Alexander Gieg > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > URL: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/3222 > IRC: AlexG > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I hope it helps. Ramos. ----- J. RAMOS Goncalves | E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Physics - University of Reading - England - U.K. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]