Compiling & Installing Kernel 2.6.0 in Mandrake 9.1

emilsoft · 12-21-2003, 12:58 PM

Hey Everyone, I'm running Mandrake Linux 9.1 and I recently downloaded the source of Kernel 2.6.0 (Stable Release from kernel.org). Now I want to compile and install it but don't know how.

I'm a Linux n00b (not ashamed of saying it! lol) so please explain the steps that I have to take thourouly.

Thank You!

Chessman · 12-21-2003, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by emilsoft
Hey Everyone, I'm running Mandrake Linux 9.1 and I recently downloaded the source of Kernel 2.6.0 (Stable Release from kernel.org). Now I want to compile and install it but don't know how.

I'm a Linux n00b (not ashamed of saying it! lol) so please explain the steps that I have to take thourouly.

Thank You!

I'm a newbie too and am trying to do the same thing. I found this link in an earlier post. The only thing that concerns me is that the poster instructs you to delete the earlier kernel. I'm looking around for instructions that allow you to update without deleting the "safe" working kernels. :-)

Chessman

Skyline · 12-21-2003, 05:03 PM

Remember, if your using Ozz's guide there's no need to run

make dep

with 2.6........

estatik · 12-21-2003, 05:23 PM

AGGGHHHH!!! Sorry, had to let that one out, after getting 2.6.0.1 kernel installed on 9.2 ,which was painless and sweet, (check this post) I just installed 2.6.0.1 onto 9.1 and have been going crazy/delirious with the dependency issues. Plus, the fact that I was installing kde3.2 beta2, which might had something to do with clumps of hair laying besides me.

But overall, my 9.1 turned into a 9.2 with the 2.6 and 3.2...blah. blah, blah. I see a somewhat of an overall difference in performance, yet nothing spectacular; 9.2 seems more quicker in performance. KDE 3.2 is okay, just a bit more eye-candy (love the transparent panel, btw) and a few more additions I'm still trying to get used to. No real issues yet, except floppy drive won't read/write...devfs/sysfs/udev/mount point fsck'd???

I don't know if you want to use rpms (simplicity at it's best?

) but what I did was deleted all the CD sources and add the rpm.cooker/cooker rpm2/plf repositories, plus the pubkeys, and the hellish nightmare began. You will probably have to search different repositories for the latest kernel, as most haven't updated, or in the process of updating.

Oh, this chaotic fun was done on a test box with a fresh install of 9.1.

When is Mandrake10 coming out?

emilsoft · 12-21-2003, 06:34 PM

I think they should've waited for Kernel 2.6 and then released Mandrake 9.2, cause right now, I still have no idea on where to start and what to do with the Kernel sources that I've got!

/bin/bash · 12-21-2003, 07:56 PM

First print out your old 2.4 config file to use as a guide when running make xconfig.

WARNING Not responsible for typos or errors.
Starting from the directory where you downloaded the kernel.

mv linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2 /usr/src
cd /usr/src
tar xjf linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2
rm -f linux
ln -s linux-2.6.0 linux
cd linux
make mrproper
make xconfig #Configure using printout from 2.4 config file.
make all
make modules_install
cat arch/i386/boot/bzImage >/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.0
cp .config /boot/config-2.6.0
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.0
cd /boot
mkinitrd initrd-2.6.0.img 2.6.0 #May not be necessary

Edit /etc/lilo.conf and add this:

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.0
label="2.6.0"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.0.img #May not be necessary
append=" your standard append"
root="your root partition"
read-only

Save lilo.conf
lilo
reboot

Chessman · 12-22-2003, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by /bin/bash
First print out your old 2.4 config file to use as a guide when running make xconfig.

Sounds like a good plan... where do I find the old 2.4 config? :-)

/bin/bash · 12-22-2003, 05:47 PM

For Mandrake-9.2 there is a copy of the config file in /boot.

emilsoft · 12-22-2003, 06:40 PM

OK, I did everything you said and everything went ok with no errors, but when I rebooted the system with the 2.6.0 Kernel, I got this and then the system halted:

Code:

Loading 2.6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
BIOS data check successful
Uncompressing Linux. . . .   Ok, booting the kernel.
mount: error 19 mounting ext3 flags Kernel panic: No init found. Try passing init= option to kernel.

Now, I have no idea what this means!

/bin/bash · 12-22-2003, 10:12 PM

Do you have a symlink to new System.map-2.6.0? Don't know if it will help.

cd /boot
rm -f System.map
ln -s System.map-2.6.0 System.map

Then I think you have to rerun lilo.

emilsoft · 12-23-2003, 12:46 PM

OK, I tried that, but now istead it shows the "Loading 2.6.0 . . . . . . " and then clears the screen, changes the screen resolution 3 times and then freezes at a black screen!

Any Help?

/bin/bash · 12-23-2003, 02:26 PM

Sounds like you are getting closer. Are you sure it's locked up? Maybe it's just booting without video. Does the harddrive activity continue? Sometimes you can wait till the harddrive activity stops then login and type startx and that works even though there is no video while booting.

See if you have console display driver support, that is in Driver section under Graphics support.

emilsoft · 12-23-2003, 02:51 PM

It automatically turns off the Num-Lock and the Hard Drive stops working, and I can't even see a text cursor anywere, just bacl screen!

/bin/bash · 12-23-2003, 05:45 PM

Check the console driver support. Also double check in filesystems and make sure you have root filesystem support built into the kernel. Also check in ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support -> PCI IDE chipset suppoprt and make sure you have support for your chipset.

emilsoft · 12-23-2003, 08:41 PM

I checked the configuration files and it appears that my Kernel was compiled with all those features!