Mark Copper <mcop...@titaninterface.com>: > > I'm trying to update an older system to Etch. I'm following Release > Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 4.0. For hardware reasons, I ran the command > > aptitude -t etch-backports install linux-image-2.6-686 > > Output for the command > > aptitude show linux-image-2.6-686 > > includes > > State: installed > > However, even after running lilo, /vmlinuz is still symlinked to the old > kernel. > > Is this related to the message I received during the installation, that > the boot loader needed to be configured to use an initrd? And if so, > where do I find out how to do this?
Is boot support for your system enabled in that kernel (root fs & etc)? Please describe your system (lvm/RAID, where's /, hardware, ...). -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.xs4all.nl/~js/gnksa/ Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
