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[kern]

this will backup your existing kernel and modules

tar cvf /root/oldkernel.tar /boot /lib/modules

[littledrop]

Thanks a lot.

[littledrop]

here are the steps I did

tar -jxvf ****.bz2
mv to /usr/src
rm linux
ln -s linux-2.6.18.1 linux
cd linux2.6
make xconfig
selected defaults
make dep
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.1
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.18.1
ln -s /boot/System.map-2.6.18.1 /boot/System.map
edit lilo.cconf
new entry is
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.1
label=new
root=/dev/hda9

lilo -v

When I boot its blank screen
starts with
loading.........
BIOS data check.....
and then its blank

[kern]

I'd suggest going back to your old kernel entry, and using the config from your old running 2.6 kernel too instead of just guessing a correct one.


zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/src/linux/.config
make oldconfig


after that just build as normal

make clean ; make modules ; make modules_install ; make bzImage
cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/2.6.x
ln -s /boot/2.6.x /boot/vmlinuz
lilo -v (after checking entries)

[littledrop]

I'd suggest going back to your old kernel entry, and using the config from your old running 2.6 kernel too instead of just guessing a correct one.
running kernel is 2.4.xx
distro : slackware 10.2

Please I dont want to change it.


zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/src/linux/.config
/proc/config.gz file doesn't exist


does RAMdisk Image support needs to be enabled in menuconfig?
I tried again but mkinitrd is not creating img file

I have not changed any setting in menuconfig.

and then same error on boot

[kern]

you sir have a seriously borked kernel config

this is why I said originally to use pats kernel packages

[littledrop]

Please close this thread.

Thank You