install 2.6.4 kernel on rh8

[Paal Marker]

OK, I tried to install from /usr/src/  and it seemed to install ok. But 
still, no img files installed under /boot  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.4 should 
have been installed when the make command was executed, right?


Manuel Arostegui Ramirez wrote:

> --- Paal Marker <paalma at online.no> escribió: >   I
>have big problems on this issue. My original
>  
>
>>kernel is 2.4.18-14.  I 
>>do not get any image files installed in /boot and
>>neither 
>>/boot/grub/grub.conf  or /etc/grub.conf are updated
>>when installing 
>>kernel 2.6.4.  If anyone has done this upgrade and
>>have time to follow 
>>the steps I have done, I would be happy to know what
>>I have done wrong.
>>
>>The steps I have done is:
>>
>>
>>downloaded kernel linux 2.6.4.tar.gz
>>downloaded module-init-tools-3.0-pre10.tar.gz
>>downloaded modutils-2.4.21-23.src.rpm
>>
>>tar xvfz module-init-tools-3.0-pre10.tar.gz
>>cd module-init-tools-3.0-pre10
>>./configure --prefix=/sbin
>>make
>>make install
>>./generate-modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf
>>
>>Installing modutils-2.4.21-23.src.rpm:
>>rpm -i modutils-2.4.21-23.src.rpm
>>rpmbuild -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS//modutils.spec
>>rpm -Fi
>>
>>    
>>
>/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/modutils-2.4.21-23.i386.rpm
>  
>
>>Installing the kernel: (used directory
>>/home/src/kernel)
>>gunzip linux-2.6.4.tar.gz
>>tar xvf linux-2.6.4.tar
>>cd linux-2.6.4
>>
>>Making /home/src/kernel/linux-2.6.4/.config
>>cp
>>/usr/src/linux-2.4/configs/kernel-2.4.18-686.config 
>>/home/src/kernel/linux-2.6-3/.config
>>make oldconfig
>>
>>edited line in .config, CONFIG_EXT3_FS=m to
>>CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
>>Edited the Makefile:  EXTRAVERSION = -skim-ch6
>>make bzImage
>>make modules
>>make modules_install
>>make install
>>mkdir /sys
>>
>>Editing /etc/rc.sysinit:
>>After line 'action $"Mounting proc filesystem: "
>>mount -n -t  proc /proc 
>>/proc'  put in line 'action $"Mounting sysfs
>>filesystem: " mount -n -t 
>> sysfs /sys /sys'
>>
>>After failing I tried to edit the .config file
>>'CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y and 
>>then run:
>>make bzImage
>>make modules
>>make modules_install
>>make install
>>This did not make any difference.
>>
>>Contents of /boot:
>>
>>boot.b
>>chain.b
>>config-2.4.18-14
>>config-2.4.18-14debug
>>config-2.4.18-14uml
>>grub
>>initrd-2.4.18-14debug.img
>>initrd-2.4.18-14.img
>>kernel.h
>>lost+found
>>message
>>message.ja
>>module-info
>>module-info-2.4.18-14
>>module-info-2.4.18-14debug
>>module-info-2.4.18-14uml
>>os2_d.b
>>System.map
>>System.map-2.4.18-14
>>System.map-2.4.18-14debug
>>System.map-2.4.18-14uml
>>vmlinux-2.4.18-14
>>vmlinux-2.4.18-14debug
>>vmlinuz
>>vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
>>vmlinuz-2.4.18-14debug
>>vmlinuz-2.4.18-14uml
>>    
>>
> 
>I install 2.6.4 on a RH9 and these were my steps.
>
>Put my linux-2.6.4.tar.gz on /usr/src
>
>tar -zxvf linux-2.6.4.tar.gz && cd linux-2.6.4
>make xconfig
>(When xconfig finished)
>make && make modules && make modules_install
>mv arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage-2.6.4
>mv System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.4
>ln -s System.map-2.6.4 System.map
>
>Then I reconfigure my /etc/lilo.conf
>I don't use grub, so I cannot help you on this step.
>
>Best regards
>
>=====
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>
>Manuel Aróstegui Linux user 200896
>http://manuel.todo-linux.com
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