debs, i figured it out--(since i dual boot with loadlin, i shouldn't have been focusing on lilo. i realized the directory from where my old 2.0.36 kernel was booting and copied the new kernel there). oh, well...
later. bt. // cls--colo spgs wrote: > > debs, > > wanting to fully migrate from the 2.0.36 kernel, i need > to install a "floppy," custom 2.2.16 kernel on my > dual-boot, potato deskbox. > > here's what i did to customize the kernel: > > make menuconfig > make dep > make install > make modules > make modules_install > > i rtmfm (oops, rtfm), which says to run "make bzlilo" > and run "lilo" on it (?) or run "lilo" directly. > running "lilo" gives a "segmentation fault" error; > running "make bzlilo," errors 2 and 139. (attached is > everything that happened from that command.) > > if it matters, here's my "empty" /etc/lilo.conf: > > # > # This is an empty lilo.conf file distributed with the > Debian GNU/Linux > # package of lilo. You should normaly dont see this > file, since it is > # replaced by a new copy at installation time of the > packet. > # > # You can run /usr/sbin/liloconfig to generate a new > config file, which will > # probably suit your needs. > # > # Wed, 9 Dec 1998 02:26:20 +0100 Bernd Eckenfels > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > # > # Note: /usr/sbin/liloconf will consider all files > which contain only > # comments as non-existant and generate new ones > # > > plz un-"dense" me. > > ia, t. > > bentley taylor. > > //