[olug] Can't boot to 2.6 Kernel

[CM Miller]

--- Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
> 
> CM Miller said:
> > root at xanadu:/usr/src# ls -al | grep linux.2.6.3
> > drwxrwxr-x   19 1046     1046          4096 Mar  6
>  09:44 linux-2.6.3
> > -rwx------    1 root     knoppix  192737280 Feb 21
>  20:03 linux-2.6.3.tar
> 
> Ok, this shows me that the only entries in the
> /usr/src directory that
> have "linux.2.6.3" in them are a directory named
> "linux-2.6.3" and a .tar
> file of the same name.
> 
> So far, so good....
> 
> >> 2: "ls -al /usr/src/linux.2.6.3#"
> > total 11540
> > drwxrwxr-x   19 1046     1046         4096 Mar  6 
> 16:26 .
> > drwxrwsr-x    5 1000     knoppix      4096 Feb 21 
> 20:18 ..
> [snip...]
> > drwxrwxr-x   15 1046     1046         4096 Feb 21
> 20:51 sound
> > drwxrwxr-x    2 1046     1046         4096 Feb 21
> 20:28 usr
> > -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      3238925 Feb 21
> 20:58 vmlinux
> 
> Ok, now this is odd...  From the first part, I would
> have expected the ls
> command to return "ls: /usr/src/linux.2.6.3#: No
> such file or directory".
> 
> I'm still stumped by this... :)
> 
> I'll assume that the /usr/src/linux.2.6.3# exists
> and contains the correct
> files we need.  (Big leap of faith here.)
> 
> >> When you run /sbin/lilo, and it has no errors, I
> >> think it just spits back
> >> the label of each kernel it found in the config
> >> file.  If you run
> >> "/sbin/lilo -v -t", what output does it spit
> back?
> 
> > root at xanadu:/sbin# ./lilo -v -t
> > LILO version 22.5.8 (test mode), Copyright (C)
> > 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
> > Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C)
> 1999-2003
> > John Coffman
> > Released 10-Oct-2003, and compiled at 15:58:18 on
> Oct
> > 11 2003
> > Compiled for Debian GNU/Linux.
> >
> > Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
> > Using MENU secondary loader
> > Calling map_insert_data
> >
> > Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-xfs
> > Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.gz
> > Added Linux *
> >
> > Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3
> > Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.2.6.3.gz
> > Fatal: Empty map section
> 
> Googling for "lilo Fatal: Empty map section" returns
> a link
>
(http://www.linuxchix.org/pipermail/techtalk/2001-September/008624.html)
> with some hints.  It basically says that one of the
> files the lilo.conf
> file is trying to use has a size of 0 bytes.  You
> might want to try
> running lilo like this to see if it can help you
> pin-point the offending
> file:
> "lilo -t -v -v -v -v -v"
> 
> Again, I don't have a Lilo system to play with this
> on so this is kind of
> a shot in the dark.
> 
> As another point of reference, can you copy your
> lilo.conf file into your
> next e-mail?
> 
>

Thanks to Brandon Lederer for the help over IM. 

Advised to comment out the following in /etc/lilo.conf


image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3
        label=Linux2.6.3
#       initrd=/boot/initrd.2.6.3.gz
        read-only

Re-ran ./sbin/lilo and came back with

root at xanadu:/sbin# ./lilo
Added Linux *
Added Linux2.6.3
Skipping /vmlinuz.old


Looks good right, reboot and get a choice of kernels,
2.4 and 2.6.  Select 2.6, and get a blank screen. 

Talking more with Brandon, and did not do
modules_config, and don't see a directory under
/lib/modules for 2.6.3.  

When looking under /urs/src/linux.2.6.3, it looks like
the modules are there. 

Is there anyway to go back and do the modules over
again? 

thanks

-Chris









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