Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Installing kernel 2.4

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

How does ext3 differ from Reiser?

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On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Ryan Woodsmall wrote:

> Umm... Try /usr/src/vmlinuz* - the kernel is generally called
> vmlinuz-something.  My 2.2.18 kernel with ext3 support is
> vmlinuz-2.2.18ext3, for example.  Copy this file to /boot, and follow the
> steps Igor outlined for making lilo see it and be able to boot it.
> 
> Have you ever compiled a kernel before?  If no, I really really REALLY
> would suggest not starting with 2.4; maybe just try to recompile the
> kernel that came with your distro or 2.2.18 to cut your teeth.  The 2.4
> series might also need quite a few tools updated, unless you're running
> Redhat or Mandrake 7.x.
> 
> Kernel installs are not something that you want to screw up, but you can
> always save yourself  by keeping an old kernel around and in your
> /etc/lilo.conf file.  Kernel 2.4 has some problems as well.  Read some of
> the kernel dev lists for more info, but I understand that there are some
> file system corruption problems in 2.4.1 (albeit not very common).  Still,
> a nasty bug, that.
> 
> As a sidenote, has anyone played with ext3?  It's pretty nice and
> seemingly stable, even though it's only at version 0.0.5e.  I'll be
> rolling it out on 120-odd machines in the GCB labs pretty quick, because
> watching a 16 GB partition fsck for 10-20 minutes is a mind-numbing
> experience and a real show stopper when you have to get work done.
> 
>         Ryan Woodsmall
>             EMAIL:PROTECTED
>             http://web.missouri.edu/~rbwa44/
> 
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Aaron Littich wrote:
> 
> > I finally got the kernel installed, (had to screw around with my
> > stupid mouse and network card) and I'm at the stage where I am
> > copying a BZimage compressed kernel image to /boot, but don't
> > know which file to use.
> > I am in /usr/src/linux/linux-2.4.0/arch/i386/boot/compreesed/ and
> > I'm looking at three files:
> > Makefile
> > head.S
> > misc.c
> > 
> > Do I use head.S??
> > 
> > 
> > There is 
> > --- "Igor Izyumin Jr." <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > On Sunday 14 January 2001 17:10, you wrote:
> > > > Can someone help me add a new kernel, 2.4??  I downloaded the
> > > rpm
> > > > from MLUG's site, rpm-i to it, and put it in /usr/src/redhat,
> > > and
> > > > when I try to do make config, it just sits there and does
> > > > nothing.
> > > > I've also tried doing make xconfig and menuconfig, same
> > > thing.
> > > Hold on, hold on.  You're starting at the wrong place.  You
> > > need to download 
> > > the kernel from kernel.org, and it should be .tar.gz.  Then, go
> > > to /usr/src/ 
> > > and untar the kernel there.  Be sure that a directory named
> > > "linux" does not 
> > > exist, as that's where it will untar it.  Rename it if it does
> > > exist.  Then 
> > > do:
> > > mv linux linux-2.4.0
> > > cd linux-2.4.0
> > > make mrproper
> > > make xconfig (if you have X running), else do make menuconfig
> > > make dep
> > > make bzImage
> > > make modules
> > > make modules_install
> > > then copy the bzImage (the location is mentioned in the readme)
> > > to the /boot 
> > > directory, rename it to something like vmlinuz-2.4.0 and add
> > > the new kernel 
> > > to to lilo.conf.  DO NOT REMOVE THE OLD KERNEL FROM LILO - the
> > > new one could 
> > > very likely not work.  Add something like this to lilo.conf:
> > > 
> > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0 #change to reflect correct name
> > >         label=linux  # CHANGE THE LABEL FOR THE OLD KERNEL
> > >         root=/dev/sdd5  # just copy whatever is from the other
> > > kernel
> > >         read-only
> > > Then RUN LILO.  Just do this as root:
> > > /sbin/lilo
> > > This is very important.  If you don't do it, your system will
> > > get kinda 
> > > screwed up.  ALSO, HAVE A BOOT DISK HANDY, in case something
> > > does get screwed 
> > > up.
> > > One final word: this is not hard, but it can get slightly
> > > frustrating, 
> > > especially when you screw something up.  Just don't panic if
> > > something 
> > > breaks.  If you have a boot floppy, you'll be fine.
> > > -- 
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