problem compileing new kernel
 

hello friends i am trying to compile new kernel
with this procedure sequence(i have downloaded the new kernel source to compile the new
kernel and have patched it properly)
1)make mrproper
2)make xconfig (and i have also tried make menuconfig , make oldconfig by
loading the previous .config file(my old kernel) and then checking the new option which
i want to have)
3)make dep
4)make clean
5)make modules
6)make modules_install

and then making changes to my /etc/grub.conf file

but while reboot my system in the new compiled kernel the eighter of the two error
occurs
a)unable to mount root file system (my root file system is ext3 and the option was selected
during make xconfig(make menuconfig make oldconfig)as i loaded the old .config files.

b) "no signature is found " in tis case the size of the compressed kernel
(the zImage or bzImage ) is 948k but for previous kernel which is working fine is of
1.2m so clearly the new one should be of greater of the previous size(as i have added new option also)

can any body plz help
i will be thankful from the heart

bye

Isn't there supposed to be a cp in there somewhere? Yes, check out http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/202/1/ - How to on compiling and installing a kernel, that helped me a lot.

thanks for your quick response brother....dagda99
but i copied the new formed(kernel image to the /boot and then made changes to my grub.conf file
the only difference is that i issused the "cp" command after the modules_install.
has you ever tried the guide urself and did it worked brother
reply as soon as possible

Yes, the guide worked fine for me

no it did not worked
the size of the zImage(/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage) is still cameout to be 5.5k
and thus the same error comes that is "signature not found"

any help

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