Re: 2 GB RAM support in woody

From: saravanan ganapathy (sarav_gsa_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/31/04

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    Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:41:52 -0800 (PST)
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    --- saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> wrote:

    > > > > How did you compile your kernel? Did you use
    > > > > make-kpkg? Did you use
    > > > > /boot/config-2.4.18-686 for building new
    > kernel?
    > > > >
    > > > > I'd suggest you to do the following:
    > > > >
    > > > > 1. unpack
    > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18.tar.bz2
    > > > > 2. copy /boot/config-2.4.18-1-686 to .config
    > in
    > > the
    > > > > top dir of kernel source
    > > > > (kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 should be
    > installed)
    > > > > 3. enable highmem. make menuconfig
    > > > > 4. build kernel with make-kpkg: "make-kpkg
    > > --initrd
    > > > > --revision='revision01'
    > > > > kernel_image"
    > > > > 5. install new deb
    > > > > 6. reboot
    > > > > 7. tell us about your luck :)
    > > > >
    > > > > Good luck!
    > > > >
    > > > > --
    > > > > Alexei Chetroi
    > > >
    > > > I did the same way as u told , my steps are as
    > > follows
    > > >
    > > > 1)apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18
    > > > 2)cp /boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4
    > > > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/.config
    > > > 3)make menuconfig
    > > > Select 'Load config from file' and choose
    > > .config
    > > > Enable 'smp', 'highmem4G'
    > > > 4)make dep
    > > > 5)make-kpkg clean
    > > > 6)make-kpkg --revision=debian.2.4 kernel-image
    > > > 7)dpkg -i
    > kernel-image-2.4.18_debian.2.4_i386.deb
    > > > 8) Reboot
    > > >
    > > > Got kernel panic. Any mistakes I did?
    > > Did you indicated correct root device? I suppose
    > > you use lilo as boot
    > > loader. Did kernel-image correctly updated
    > lilo.conf
    > > and rerun lilo?
    > > IIRC bf2.4 is compiled more statically, so try to
    > > install
    > > kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 and use its config file.
    > > If you try this, you
    > > should use make-kpkg with --initrd and do you
    > really
    > > need smp? I've
    > > missed begging of the thread and don't know if
    > your
    > > machine is smp
    > > capable.
    > >
    > > --
    > > Alexei Chetroi
    >
    >
    > I am using lilo and the kernel-image was updated
    > correctly in lilo.conf.The hw have dual processor,
    > so
    > I must enable smp support.
    >
    > I was not including --initrd option in make-kpkg, I
    > 'll try and post the result
    >
    > Sarav

    I have included --initrd option in make-kpkg and also
    in lilo, but got the same error

    Any other probs?

    Sarav

                    
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