[olug] Can't boot to 2.6 Kernel

[Jay Swackhamer]

mkinitrd  /boot/initrd.2.6.3  2.6.3

then change your lilo.conf to use the initrd.2.6.3 for
the 2.6.3

you will have to select the 2.6.3 kernel at boot, unless
you make it the default

>
>
> Running Knoppix 3.3 on a pc.
>
> I've installed 2.6.3 kernel under /usr/src.
>
> Seemed to install ok, didn't get any error messages.
>
> Checked under /boot and see that it is there and added
> the following under /etc/lilo.conf
>
>
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-xfs
>         label=Linux
>         initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
>         read-only
> #       restricted
> #       alias=1
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3
>         label=Linux2.6
>         initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
>         read-only
>
>
>
>
> Reran lilo and when I rebooted, I still get my old
> kernel.
>
>
> root at xanadu:~# uname -a
>
> Linux xanadu 2.4.22-xfs #1 SMP Fr Okt 3 20:36:25 CEST
> 2003 i586 GNU/Linux
>
>
> This is what my /etc/lilo.conf displays
>
>
> root at xanadu:~# cat lilo_output
> LILO version 22.5.8, 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.gz
> Added Linux2.6
>
> Skipping /vmlinuz.old
> Writing boot sector.
> /boot/boot.0300 exists - no boot sector backup copy
> made.
>
>
>
> Did some googling and seems to be an error with
> initrd?  Not familiar with what initrd does?
>
> How do I create a initrd to be used by 2.6 kernel?
>
> thanks
>
> -Chris
>
>
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