Hi All,

Am running Fedora core 3, Kernel 2.6.9-1667. Want to upgrade to Kernel 2.6.17.
The Errors that i get are after i run make_modules install are the following:
a) Cant find /lib/modules/2.6.17
b) mkinitrd failed Error 1....

What am i missing here?

The commands am using are as follows

a) tar xvjf linux-2.6.17.tar.bz2 (To Unpack Kernel)
b) cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.17
c) make menuconfig
d) make_modules_install (Errors Occuring at this phase)

Thanx for any help, that will point in the right direction.

There's a make missing between c & d, and d is "make modules_install"


Cheers,
Tink

Hi tinkster
i also run the make command. its only that i forgot to include it here.
what else could i be missing, or should i do to have my new kernel up and running.

I'm confused as to how/why "make modules_install" should be complaining
about missing modules, or failing on mkinitrd ... are you sure your list
up there is complete?


Cheers,
Tink

Hi Tink,

I got the commands correct this time. I was missing the (_) on the make modules_install command. Everything works out fine and mkinitrd completes successfully.
Howeever upon rebooting the box, i get the follwing error message.
Error loading policy...
Kernel panic error. Attempting to Kill init

I cant log into my new 2.6.17 Kernel.
What am i missing here?

Thanx
Broken Maize.

Not an export on FC by any stretch, but I guess it might have
to do with SELinux or the like?


Cheers,
Tink

The Current Kernel was on Fedora 3. What could be causing the problem and how can i solve it.

Thanx mate

Hi,

I did the following sequence and ended successfully booting mine
go to /usr/src/<ur-linux-src>/

1. make menuconfig
2. make bzImage
3. make modules
4. make modules_install
5. mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17.img 2.6.17
6. From /usr/src/<kernel-src>/linux directory, copy the kernel and System.map file to /boot
7. Add the following to grub (i have grub) (the second line depends on the partition u r in)

title Test Kernel (2.6.17)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/bzImage-2.6.17 ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.17.img

Cheers
Joe

Hi Joe,
Thanx for the direction. I will run the commands as per your instruction and see the results.
One Question though, i read that the 2.6 kernel dont need the following commands
a) make modules
b) make bzImage

The make modules_install seems to create the necessary files and kernel image.

What's the right direction? The Kernel errors seem to be a big issue with most users.

Thanx all.

That's correct - 2.6 doesn't require those two steps.

The make creates the files, make modules_install merely
copies them across to /lib/modules/<VERSION>


Can you remember the lines before the policy and the kernel
panic, how much output (and what) is there beforehand? As a
guide to avoiding these things: did you copy the .config file
of your current to the new kernel source directory? It always
helps to use the existing (working) kernel as a template.



Cheers,
Tink

Hi Tink,

I thonk you got it. The complete Error is

{Error Loading Module Policy.}
The Kernel is uncompressed succesfully. What .config am i supposed to copy, and where is it located and where do i paste it???

Thanx

Hi All,

after a frantic search for a solution to the Kernel Error, on compiliation i realize a couple of things.
a) typo's are bad (even a simple underscore can result in sleepless nights.. so make sure you type the command correctly)
b) linux is such a powerfull system only if u can use it well

now i finally manage to get my new kernel 2.6.17 to work. Solution was to pass the following kernel option

enforcing=0

finanlly i log in to my new kernel and my 3-Com card finally work.
one thing though is that my SElinux is disabled. So my solution is half baked as i have something else that is entiely broken, my SElinux.

Thanx for the help, especailly to Tink for pointing me to the right direction.

Any ideas on SElinux

Hi All,

after a frantic search for a solution to the Kernel Error, on compiliation i realize a couple of things.
a) typo's are bad (even a simple underscore can result in sleepless nights.. so make sure you type the command correctly)
b) linux is such a powerfull system only if u can use it well

now i finally manage to get my new kernel 2.6.17 to work. Solution was to pass the following kernel option

enforcing=0

finanlly i log in to my new kernel and my 3-Com card finally work.
one thing though is that my SElinux is disabled. So my solution is half baked as i have something else that is entiely broken, my SElinux.

Thanx for the help, especailly to Tink for pointing me to the right direction.

Any ideas on SElinux

Commonly it will live in /boot, with the kernel and the System.map.
Look for a file called config-<kernel-version> (or similar) and copy
it to the root of your new kernels source-tree as .config


Cheers,
Tink

The Linux kernel 2.6.17 now works with the kernel option enforcing=0
As a result, my SElinux is disabled. How can i have the SElinux running?