Re: Kernel upgrade from 2.2.20 to 2.4.19

CERASI Eivan wrote:

>I installed Suse 7.3 on a Sparc10 with silo in the Master Boot Record as I only run Linux.
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>On /dev/sda my partitions are /boot and swap (small internal disk). I put the whole root directory on an external disk /dev/sdb
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>On Suse FTP site I found an RPM package for kernel 2.4.19 in pub/people/kukuk/SPARC/kernel. I selected the default one as I don't use SMP (reserved for multiple processor configs). I thought this procedure would be straightforward rather than recompiling a 2.4.x kernel.
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>After installing the package with package manager, I can't reboot. The sparc can't find the boot device and SILO doesn't start-up.
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>I rebooted from CD-ROM in rescue mode and was able to mount the partitions. Everything looks OK. In /boot, silo.conf exists, a new vmlinuz is there and a System-2.4.19.map file.
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>Anybody come across this before ?
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Can you tell use the exact error message that you're receiving?


rgrds,

       Bart