Kernel Upgrade Failure.

[Slacker]

Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong?!

> cd /usr/src/
> tar -zxvf linux-2.4.24.tar.gz
> cd linux-2.4.24
> cp /boot/config-2.4.22 ./
> mv config-2.4.22 .config
> make oldconfig
> make dep
> make
> make install
> cd /boot/
--copy the linux image from the /vmlinuz-2.4.24 to boot/
> vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
to include the new kernel and load it by default.

restart...


nothing....


:bang:

[JonTrainer]

These are the steps I took:

# su -
# cd /usr/src
# wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.24.tar.bz2
# tar jxvf linux-2.4.24.tar.bz2
# cd linux-2.4.24
# cp /boot/config-2.4.21 .config
# make-kpkg kernel-image
# cd /usr/src
# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.24_10.00.Custom_i386.deb
# vi /boot/grub/menu.lst
insert the default boot option as:
title GNU/Linux (2.4.24)
root(hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.24 root=/dev/hda3 devfs=mount
# reboot

[Einewton]

These are the steps i too to upgrade my kernal...

http://forums.serverbeach.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2151

I belive Debian has something == to up2date.. apt might do it for ya.

[BlackNet]

Hello,

Your going about it the hard way.

http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html

This is the same method JonTrainer said, it's simple efficent and highly mobile.

up2date is horrible, use apt, apt owns.

Ed

[Slacker]

Thank you for your responses, now if only support would touch my ticket.. 32 hours and waiting :(

:poke:

[Slacker]

Servers up now, turns out the /boot directory is on another partition which was causing the problem.

Thanks guys

Peter

:thanks:

[ayn]

i used the debian kernel image tool to upgrade, now server is dead. :(

SB gods, please look at my trouble ticket! thanks! :) (#76500)

--Andrew

[ayn]

I think a Rapid Reboot I initiated fixed it. Maybe `sudo reboot` didn't reboot the server?

--Andrew