No, my concern is that if the 2.4 kernel fails to boot, will I be able to boot using the 2.2.16. Will the 2.2.16 boot with the modules from the 2.4. kernel? On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Munir Nassar wrote: > after compiling the kernel and installing it, did you > do: > make modules > make modules_install > > this puts the modules in their proper places... > > -munir > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 15:57:35 -0500 (CDT) > > From: johndmiller <john at mn.mediaone.net> > > To: TC Linux User Group <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > Subject: [TCLUG] Booting Kerenl 2.4.0 > > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > Ihave got Kernel 2.4.0 to compile on a RH7.0. I > > downloaded the source and > > untarred it into /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/linux. I > > used xconfig to > > configure it. I then did a make dep, make clean, > > make bzdisk (to put on > > floppy). When I booted the floppy I got the > > following error message: > > > > kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k > > binfmt-464c, error=8 > > > > The version of insmod is 2.4.2 and all the other > > programs listed in the > > change file are upgraded. > > > > This is the first time I have changed my kernel > > version number. I have > > recompiled kernels in the past the get my ide cdrom > > to be a fake scsi > > and to configure my sound. > > > > Also should I be concerned about the System.map file > > that is laying > > around in the directory. > > > > One last piece of info. usr/src/linux points to the > > 2.4.0 source. > > > > Any ideas. > > > > John Miller > > > ===== > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GAT GIT dpu- s:- a19 C++ UL P+ L+(++) E--- W+ N+ w(--) K? O-- M- V- PS+ PE-(--) Y-- PGP-(---) t 5+++ X R tv-- b+++ D++ DI++ G e+ h+() r- y+ UF++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >