Hi
I just compiled the 2.6.7 kernel (been running 2.4 up till now). Added entry to menu.lst for grub as follows:
Quote:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7-0.1 root=/dev/hdc1
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(root paramater is correct, cause i can load my 2.4 kernel using same root as shown)
When I start my machine and select that kernel a bunch of messages flash by and screen turns blank. I wait a while but nothing shows up. Been searching for possible solutions but none have worked:
1. It has something to do with the console framebuffer.
I dont think this is the case cause I enabled Framebuffer in console, vesa, and the nvidia riva support. (got a nvidia card). I also changed my inittab so system boots into X, but to no avail (nothing came up)
2. I dont got initrd. While this is true I dont think this is a problem cause my root partition in on a ext2 filesystem, and I enabled this as part of the kernel (not a module).
3. Ive tried the following entry in meru.lst, but have had no luck:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7 root=/dev/hda1 ro hdc=scsi video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=ask
I think vesa is working because I can run vbeprobe and testvbe from the grub command line and I get the animations that Im supposed too (some of the highest modes dont though)
Anyways, if anyone got any ideas or suggestions please post. Also if Im wrong in my logic anywhere please correct me.
Thanks alot everyone!