Toast, Take 2

[Keith Antoine]

On Tuesday 14 May 2002 09:40, Bonez wrote:
> Having compiled a downloaded source for 2.4.18, I proceeded to update my
> bzImage and System.map files in /boot.
>
> Since I am using GRUB as my bootloader, I went in and created a new enter
> for the new 2.4.18 kernel, to try booting with it.
>
> Now, where I had sound, networking to the internet, email, web browsing
> etc., when I boot up to my original 2.4.2 configuration, the sound, access
> to the net, is all gone, plus I get multiple failure notices as the various
> modules and daemons load at boot time.
>
> How can I get things back to the way they were before, so that I can boot
> up and continue working on my upgrade?
>
> In my effort to upgrade I followed the listing found at
> www.linuxnewbie.org, under configuration and compilation of new kernel.
>
> Scott

See the SxS on recompiles this list. However you do not save the kernel as 
bzImage, you are supposed do a copy as follows:
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18 and then call this with grub
as vmlinuz-2.4.18 otherwise how can you tell which kernel is which in 
/boot/grub/menu.lst. You did not overwrite or delete the original kernel 
entry did you? You use this to boot into linux in case of a 'fire'

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Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161
Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage