Dear all, I am installing the linux kernel 2.4.18 in debian following the instructions found in the url: http://subwiki.honeypot.net/cgi-bin/view/Main/DebianKernelBuilding?skin=prin t At the final step for installing the new kernel and module packages: "dpkg -i {list of .deb packages from the previous step} I receive the following error message: ----------------------------------------- rena2:/usr/src# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1_10.00.Custom_i386.deb (Reading database ... 54323 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 10.00.Custom (using kernel-image -2.4.18myhost1_10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
You are attempting to install an initrd kernel image (version 2.4.18myhost1) This will not work unless you have configured your boot loader to use initrd. (An initrd image is a kernel image that expects to use an INITial Ram Disk to mount a minimal root file system into RAM and use that for booting). As a reminder, in order to configure lilo, you need to add an 'initrd=/initrd.img' to the image=/vmlinuz stanza of your /etc/lilo.conf I repeat, You need to configure your boot loader. If you have already done so, and you wish to get rid of this message, please put `do_initrd = Yes' in /etc/kernel-img.conf. Note that this is optional, but if you do not, you'll contitnue to see this message whenever you install a kernel image using initrd. Do you want to stop now? [Y/n]n Unpacking replacement kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 ... Setting up kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 (10.00.Custom) ... Failed to create initrd image. dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 (--install): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 Errors were encountered while processing: kernel-image-2.4.18myhost1 rena2:/usr/src# ----------------------------------------------------- Could you please help me??? I'm looking foward for your answer. Rena. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
