Where to put new Kernel?

phew · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 65

Hi,

I made a new Kernel with make menuconfig, to get my USB Mouse to work (USB HID was not activated).

Where do I have to put the file to replace the old kernel?

radonsg · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:20 am Post subject:

u just need to copy your new kernel to your /boot(rem to mount it first)
If u using custom kernel, u hav to copy the bzImage & the System.map file over to /boot.

Then u need to edit lilo/grub to add the entries inside. Then when u reboot, choose to load the new kernel to test it out.
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boroshan · l33t Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 730 Location: upside down

the sequence is

phew · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 65

I did what you said, and now there's like unlimited /boot folders...
in boot there's another boot then another.. and they're all the same.

amiatrome · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:20 am Post subject:

I have no idea how you ended up with recursive /boot folders but you can get rid of them to free up space.

boroshan · l33t Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Posts: 730 Location: upside down

There should be a symlink in /boot called "boot" that points back to /boot

This is so grub and lilo entries that include "/boot" in their pathnames will still work.
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phew · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 65

Ok so I just left the /boot/boot/boot thing..
I copied the system.map and the images to /boot, but there wasn't any promting if I wanted to overwrite the old kernel.. so how do I know if it worked?

radonsg · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:36 am Post subject:

do not overwrite your old kernel.
Create a new one cos if the new one that u created can't be use, u can always fall bak to the old one.
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phew · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 65

yea but it didn't even ASK to overwrite the new one , so was it the wrong folder? there was no old kernel in /boot.. and i did mount /boot before!

radonsg · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject:

that is funny. Try to do a find to c where your old kernel is.
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phew · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 65

I now did a "mount /dev/hda1 /boot", now it works. The name of the mouse is mentioned during bootup, but I still can't use it. When I set another Section Device in the xorg.conf, neither the Touchpad nor the USB mouse work :/

radonsg · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:01 pm Post subject:

wat was the name that u put for your mouse inside xorg.conf>
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phew · n00b Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 65

radonsg · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject:

Maybe u wan to try something like mine.

amiatrome · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:55 pm Post subject: