2005/11/5, Felix C. Stegerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 2005-11-05 20:39:15, John Plate wrote: > > Hi > > > > I've installed Debian stable, the kernel is 2.6.8. > > > > Next, I download kernel headers and source for 2.6.8. I copy the > > /boot/config... to /usr/src/kernel-source directory as .config. > > > > I do a make menuconfig and exit with no changes. > > > > Then I make a new kernel-image with: > > > > make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --append-to-version -jp --revision 01 > > kernel_image > > > > This should make a kernel identical to the one installed. > > > > I then install the kernel with: > > > > dpkg -i kernel-image...deb > > > > The new kernel cannot boot. The kernel installed can still boot. > > > > What is the problem? > > Probably the initrd. > > Try > # make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --append-to-version -jp --revision 01 > --initrd kernel_image > >
You can also try to remove the initrd line from your boot loader config file. (make sure you have the proper module built-in though...ext3 and pci driver for instance) -- Pooly Webzine Rock : http://www.w-fenec.org/