Ive just finished compiling my brand spanking new kernel but when i try to boot it, my computer just restarts. (i made sure to copy the kernel image to /boot, and add the new kernel to lilo.conf and then run /sbin/lilo to update the lilo.conf file)

What have i done wrong / what am i missing out ??

Could you give some details? What do you see before and after it reboots?

yeah, post what the kernel messages are when you start botting the new kernel you compiled. Some times is some configuration error of some hardware, which result in the super panic of the kernel and the thing reboots.

This is happening only when you try to boot your new kernel, is that right?

that's what he said...

Unfortunately, Im not actually seeing any error messages but all that happens is:

"Loading kernel.............."

And that where my computer restarts. At first i just assumed that i was missing some file, or i forgot to copy some file that the kernel compilation created into my /boot dir. Im fairly sure i got my hardware configuration right, so i dont think it could be that.

Any idea's ??

i suppose this is one of those times, when i would be really glad to see a "kernel panic..." message

You have forgotten about something. The problem is: what?

download a new 2.4.19 from www.kernel.org, and reconfigure it all again, and compile it, and then boot from that one...maybe that'll fix the problem,

The problem is that ive compiled a new kernel right, and it doesnt load at all. As i said it just gets to the stage where it says:

"loading kernel..." (or "loading linux..." i think)

and then my computer just restarts. I was hoping someone could tell me what ive done wrong; like am i missing any files from my /boot directory. I copied the "vmlinux" file (created in /usr/src/linux, and the "bzImage" file (created in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot) into my /boot directory, just like the walkthrough @

http://www.linuxorbit.com/modules.ph...icle&artid=494

said, and i made sure to add the new kernel to my lilo.conf and updated it with /sbin/lilo.

In short : "Why isnt my brand spanking new kernel loading ??"

well i need something to pass the time with , so ill do that. But I dont see how the 2.4.19 kernel is gonna differ from the 2.4.18 kernel (obviously apart from the patch version) at boot time

but the kernel that doesn't boot, the one you recopiled, that is a patch you downloaded yes or no?, I say you download the entire new thing, 2.4.19 30+megs, and then start from there...

How did you specify a new file system in the lilo.conf?
'root=' line?

No, image=, the whole tabbed part after (and with) image=.

I would say the processor is incorrect or one of the settings in the processor section of menuconfig

I have a boot disk that does the same thing on one of my older laptops, the kernel is for a P3 and the laptop is not a P3

Of course there are other possibilities.