i was using a tut on here to compile a kernel the 2.6.10 on....well when it boots the screen goes black after it say bios check ok and stuff. then it goes to boot the kernel the screen goes black...u know where the logo comes up at the top well it dont come up.. it goes black and restarts.

i need help. i wana get this stuff up i wana format my windows hd help me get this os up plz^^

thanks..

any one know why it restarts?

looks like you didn't include some needed stuff, biggest i can think of are the virtual file systems needed to boot a 2.6 kernel, for some neat reason you can choose to not include them.

anyway

i would start by using the 2.6 monster kernel that is on slack10.2 disk2
trick to that is you boot with the test26 kernel, the install the test26 kernel, then on your first reboot everything fails, because the 2.4 modules are installed, so you have to uninstall the 2.4 modules, and install the 2.6 modules from the second cd, the readme says to leave the headers alone so i did, works fine.

that will boot most super computers
then copy /boot/config to /usr/src/linux/.config
then run make oldconfig
then run make menuconfig
at this point you can start slowly picking things out and rebuilding to streamline the kernel

the only changes i made to it were to compile in things like my NIC so i don't have to worry about modules loading, the size of the kernel doesn't really matter(please no flame war)

i used the test26 before it restarts to....just like what this one is doing....will go to where ots booting the kernel and then restart..i been working on this for like a week any othere ideas... i will read what u posted again to and try it again but i have done that still no luck

ok, what is your hardware specs:
chipset:
video:

well i dont know of a ezer way but under device manger:

system devices:
all numbers are intel(r) 82801DB
all but intel(r) 82802 frimware hub device
processors: intel(r) celeron(r) cpu 2.70 GHZ
display adapters: intel(r) 82845g/gl/ge/pe/gv graphics controller
computer: ACPI Uniprocessor pc

is that what u need?

ok so it is like a dell?
what model

compaq presario sr1011nx


here

i have add a 80gb hd 256mb ram stick and a 8gb hd btw

try passing
acpi=off
to the kernel on boot

hehehehehe how i am unsing lilo

if the choice is called
linux
then you type

linux acpi=off

ok..ill try and brb edit: nope still does the same stuff


im going to try and recompile the 2.4xx that i was using see if it something i am doing be back in about an1-2 hr

well im doing something wrong. the 2.4.31 i just compiled frezzes when it says booting the kernel, you know after it says bios check, ok......it frezze where the 2.6.xx did when i did not us the preconfig fiel. when i used the preconfig file it just restarts.so im back at step one. i need a new kernel compiled because of this . so im using this tut to fix that but i have to recompile the kernel so im using this tut to do that. so i need to get this all doen just t install my dam wireless usb netoipa 802.111b adapter so i can get on line thats all im lacking in this linux. i real wana use linux but real i cant do a thing with out being online