Kernel problem

royals1216 · 05-31-2004, 10:04 PM

Hi, I tried to upgrade the kernel for Slackware 9.1, i did so by downloading the upgrades off a legit server, I checked the GPG keys and everything seemed fine.. So when I did the upgradepkg of the kernel updates, i rebooted.. and when I reboot.. I can not load Linux, it says Loading Linux.................... and it doesnt progress, anyone know what I could do to fix this? thanks

thekore · 06-01-2004, 05:28 AM

i had this, the only way i fixed it was to boot into my 2.4.22 install. I dual booted 2.6.5 and 2.4.22 for about a week until i could be sure that the 2.6.5 was stable enough... after that i removed the old kernel. there are steps Here on how to setup such a system. The example is for 2.6.0 but it works for all the 2.6 series

ProtoformX · 06-01-2004, 12:38 PM

You should not upgrade the kernel using packages, the best way to upgrade the kernel is to compile it from source.