[ale] Kernel problem

[James P. Kinney III]

One thing that can help with this is the Linux virtual server project.
You can run a "base" linux kernel and new kernel inside it as virtual
machines. This lets you test out a kernel. 

Once you do "make oldconfig", you _still_ need to do make [x|menu]config
as sometimes things do change that need manual intervention.

Also, you didn't mention which init scrip it was hanging on.

On Sat, 2002-04-20 at 09:25, David Corbin wrote:
> I have a 2.4.17 kernel that works well for me.   I download and build 
> 2.4.18.  I copy the .config file from 2.4.17, do a "make oldconfig", and 
> build that kernel.  The -18 kernel will not boot for me.  It hangs up a 
> short way into the init.d scripts.
> 
> What is the correct thing to do to isolate the problem?  (Each failed 
> boot with 2.4.18 causes fsck to repair the filesystem, too, btw).
> 
> David
> 
> P.S. There is one problem with 2.4.17 - I hae an application that will 
> lock it up after 2-3 days, but I think that's related to a specific USB 
> device/driver.
> 
> 
> 
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