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08-25-2006, 06:33 PM
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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: earth
Posts: 42
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installing slackware 11
can someone be kind enough out there to tell me how to start slackware with kernel 2.6 instead of the default kernel 2.4. I'm in the process of installing one.
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08-25-2006, 06:41 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Aguascalientes, AGS. Mexico.
Distribution: Slackware 13.0 kernel 2.6.29.6
Posts: 816
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what are you installing?
a full Slackware 10.2 or a custom 2.6.x kernel?
what's with the thread title anyway?
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08-25-2006, 08:23 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu on my PS3
Posts: 22
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Changing to the 2.6.x kernel from 2.4.x on Slackware 11 (current)
# Install the 2.6 packages from /extra/linux-2.6.17.11
# Remove the 2.4 packages
cd /boot
# I'm using XFS on my test box here, so you will have to use different parameters for reiser etc. in the following line. Don't forget to change hda2 to your install partition
mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.17.11 -m exportfs:xfs -f xfs -r /dev/hda2
# Edit lilo.conf and make these changes. Note that I'm using hda2, you need to change that line to reflect your install partition
pico /etc/lilo.conf
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#Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.17.11
initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
root = /dev/hda2
label = Linux-2.6.17.11
read-only
#Linux bootable config ends
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# Run lilo to make the changes take effect
lilo -v
# Providing lilo says it's added your new kernel...
reboot
Last edited by salmaklak; 08-25-2006 at 08:25 PM.
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08-25-2006, 08:37 PM
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Slackware Contributor
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 8,559
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Originally Posted by spidna
can someone be kind enough out there to tell me how to start slackware with kernel 2.6 instead of the default kernel 2.4. I'm in the process of installing one.
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At the isolinux start screen, press F3 to see the list of available kernels.
Select "huge26" as the kernel to boot. Afterwards, do not forget to install the kernel-modules package from /extra/linux-2.6.17.11/ directory!
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08-26-2006, 12:56 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Salt Lake City, UT - USA
Distribution: Gentoo ; LFS ; Kubuntu ; CentOS ; Raspbian
Posts: 12,613
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Originally Posted by salmaklak
# Install the 2.6 packages from /extra/linux-2.6.17.11
# Remove the 2.4 packages
cd /boot
# I'm using XFS on my test box here, so you will have to use different parameters for reiser etc. in the following line. Don't forget to change hda2 to your install partition
mkinitrd -c -k 2.6.17.11 -m exportfs:xfs -f xfs -r /dev/hda2
# Edit lilo.conf and make these changes. Note that I'm using hda2, you need to change that line to reflect your install partition
pico /etc/lilo.conf
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#Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.17.11
initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
root = /dev/hda2
label = Linux-2.6.17.11
read-only
#Linux bootable config ends
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# Run lilo to make the changes take effect
lilo -v
# Providing lilo says it's added your new kernel...
reboot
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Heh heh heh.. I just wanted to comment on your response style. I like it, it's like reading a decent README or INSTALL file  I like the commented comments, excellent.
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08-26-2006, 01:23 AM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Virginia, USA
Distribution: slack 13; I've used it all :)
Posts: 433
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I was under the impression that you would be able to select the 2.6 kernel at the kernel selection screen. Is this not the case?
Last edited by justin_p; 08-26-2006 at 01:24 AM.
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08-26-2006, 01:50 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Distribution: Slackware64 14.0
Posts: 4,141
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Originally Posted by justin_p
I was under the impression that you would be able to select the 2.6 kernel at the kernel selection screen. Is this not the case?
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Yes you can - I believe that's what Alien Bob was referring to:
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Originally Posted by Alien Bob
At the isolinux start screen, press F3 to see the list of available kernels
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