I just updated my kernel from 2.4.22 to 2.6-Test-1. It compiled fine but when I restarted my system XFree86 gave me:

FATAL SERVER ERROR:
FAILED TO LOAD DEFAULT FONT

Also my display manager wouldn't start up. I'm running Mandrake 9.2. Please help, right now I'm stuck using Win XP

Try using test-11 instead.
There have been a lot of changes since test-1

What is you video card?

Okay, this is bad. I just compiled the 2.6 test11 and installed it. Now my system hangs when booting the kernel. Luckily I still have Knoppix so I can get my files before I re-install. Could anyone just tell me how to build and install the kernel (I'm pretty sure I'm not doing it right.)

P.S. Ghostwalker
I've got an integrated sound, video, and ethernet card with an intel motherboard, But XFree86 worked fine with 2.4.22-10mdk.

type lspci -v at the CLI and display here the results.

lspci -v gave me this:

00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4332
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

I just reinstalled mandrake 9.2 and XFree86 is working again.

For building the kernel

Take and read the following:

http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kern...loween-2.5.txt

You are using 810 video. So under devices | character devices | /dev/apgart | Intell 440.....
Also select Direct Rendering..... You don't need to select anything under that

make mrproper
make menuconfig
make
make modules_install
make install

Then modify you lilo.conf or grub.txt

make install installs vmlinuz into the boot directory along with System.map
I creates a symbolic link to you old vmlinuz -> vmlinuz.old and System.old

All you need to do is add entry for the old vmlinuz. I use lilo.conf

This is mine....

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=Linux2.6
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz.old
vga=791
append="hdc=scsi hdd=scsi apm=power-off nomce"
label=Linux2.4
initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
read-only

Hope this helps. The more people use 2.6 the better.

I've got it to compile and install but when I boot it gives me

Kernel Panic: No Init found.

How do I set the kernel to use my current init script.