Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-11 Thread Dr. Edgar Alwers
You wrote on Mit, 11 Apr 2001 : > Any time you compile a different configuration of the same kernel > version, set EXTRAVERSION at the top of the toplevel Makefile to a > unique value, or clean out /lib/modules/ (by which I mean "rm > -r" ) I did this. rm - r /usr/src/linux-2.2.18, downloaded

Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread Richard Adams
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, you wrote: > On Die, 10 Apr 2001 Richard Adams wrote: > > > > > How did you compile and install the kernel, ?. > > Eachtly what commands were used.? > First > /usr/src/linux # make menuconfig > Then > 1.) /usr/src/linux # make dep > 2.) /usr/src/linux # make clean > 3.) /

Fwd: Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread Dr. Edgar Alwers
-- Forwarded -- Subject: Re: New kernel on existing system Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:59:28 +0200 From: Dr. Edgar Alwers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Die, 10 Apr 2001 Richard Adams wrote: > > How did you compile and install the kernel, ?. > Eachtly what com

Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread Dr. Edgar Alwers
You wrote on Die, 10 Apr 2001 : > Edgar -- > > >From what you did write, I think you need to describe your problems in more > detail than "the new kernel does not work". If you get to the stage where > the system is trying to run services, the kernel is working and running the > init program. It

Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread Dr. Edgar Alwers
You wrote on Die, 10 Apr 2001 : > On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Dr. Edgar Alwers wrote: > > > I am working with a SuSE 6.4 stock kernel 2.2.14. > > In order to learn how to compile and introduce a new kernel, I am compiling a > > 2.2.18 one. I made menuconfig, compilation and installation went OK. But: t

Re: Re II: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread Richard Adams
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I change the stock kernel in my SuSE 6.4 this morning, and all went all right. > > Ok, Edgar, you must do the following: > - Put the kernel sources in /usr/src. > - tar xvfz linux-2.2.18.tar.gz. this create a "linux" folder. What happens if o

Re II: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread jlalarcon
I change the stock kernel in my SuSE 6.4 this morning, and all went all right. Ok, Edgar, you must do the following: - Put the kernel sources in /usr/src. - tar xvfz linux-2.2.18.tar.gz. this create a "linux" folder. - From /usr/src/linux do make menuconfig. don't disable anything, only

Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-10 Thread jlalarcon
Hi Edgar ! I work with SuSE 6.4 too. Time ago i decided charge the stock 2.2.14 kernel for experimenting and learn about kernel. I installed the standard 2.2.18 without problems. Maybe you must enable or disable some feature in menuconfig. My experience says that i only must add support

Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-09 Thread Richard Adams
On Mon, 09 Apr 2001, Dr. Edgar Alwers wrote: > I am working with a SuSE 6.4 stock kernel 2.2.14. > In order to learn how to compile and introduce a new kernel, I am compiling a > 2.2.18 one. I made menuconfig, compilation and installation went OK. But: the > new kernel does not work. My feelin

Re: New kernel on existing system

2001-04-09 Thread Ray Olszewski
Edgar -- >From what you did write, I think you need to describe your problems in more detail than "the new kernel does not work". If you get to the stage where the system is trying to run services, the kernel is working and running the init program. It may not work the way you want, but that's a

New kernel on existing system

2001-04-09 Thread Dr. Edgar Alwers
I am working with a SuSE 6.4 stock kernel 2.2.14. In order to learn how to compile and introduce a new kernel, I am compiling a 2.2.18 one. I made menuconfig, compilation and installation went OK. But: the new kernel does not work. My feeling is, that existing "/etc/rc.config" and the new kerne