On Thursday 12 May 2005 18:34, Marc Jackson wrote: > I downloaded the software 2.4.20 to build a new kernel on an alpha machine. > > It compiled and I have a working kernel. > > Oddly enough, after booting on the new kernel ... uname -a returned 2.2.20. > > Can anyone think of why this would happen?
Your bootloader wasn't updated, I guess. > Also, I'm trying to get iptables to work. Within the directory > 2.4.20 I can find ip_tables.o. > How would I get this loaded into the kernel such that /sbin/iptables > -L doesn't complain about missing modules? Fix your kernel first, then it may get better. But if you're using kernel-package, it should probably be working fine now. If you're not, I suggest forgetting what you just did, and trying again with kernel-package. -- Lee. Please send replies to the list, not to my email address. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]