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I would like to update from a 2.4.27 kernel to a 2.6.8 which is the latest I think. Where would I find the files and what other programs do I ...
  1. 10-08-2005 #1
    cometfly
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    Linux debian 2.4.27-2-686 to 2.6.8 kernel installation

    I would like to update from a 2.4.27 kernel to a 2.6.8 which is the latest I think. Where would I find the files and what other programs do I need and what are the steps?
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  2. 10-08-2005 #2
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    use apt-get

    Hi,
    This question appeared in one of the forums recently and the answer was
    'apt-get install kernel-image-2.6-386'
    It worked from my CDRom set, and added item to grub, but I had difficulty shutting down properly so have reverted to older kernel.
    Regards.
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  3. 10-08-2005 #3
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    Hi! I will ask here, so i wont open another topic.

    I compiled new kernel 2.4.31 from 2.4.27-2-386, and after reboot i get this:

    Code:
    VFS: Cannot open root device "hda1" or 03:01
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01
    this is in menu.lst:
    Code:
    title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.31
root            (hd0,0)  
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.31 root=/dev/hda1 ro
savedefault
boot

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.31 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.31 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
savedefault          
boot                      

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386          
root            (hd0,0) 
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386
savedefault
boot
    my harddrive is /dev/hda1 and i dont get what is wrong. Can you help me?
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  4. 10-09-2005 #4
    Malkec
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    any1 ?
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  5. 10-09-2005 #5
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    I found this somewhere else:

    03 is the major number for hda. 03:01 is /dev/hda1.

    The request module message indicates that you don't have a device driver for
    hda1which means that you haven't loaded ide-disk, or you didn't load
    ide-probe-mod before ide-disk from your initrd.

    One possible cause for this is that you loaded an initrd from a different
    kernel version and therefore the initrd couldn't load a module.
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  6. 10-09-2005 #6
    Malkec
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    and how can i solve this problem now?

    sorry, im kinda noob in linux.
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  7. 10-10-2005 #7
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    Hi, i know when i had that problem when i was recompiling my kernel using make-kpkg, i had to add the '--initrd' flag to the make-kpkg command. If anybody knows a better way can you please let me know
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