Have you checked the log files (/var/log/boot.log) for errors? Mark On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Paul Greene wrote:
> So, nothing was obviously wrong with the lilo.conf file? (just to make sure > the lilo.conf file was eliminated as a potential problem or not) > > I downloaded the src file from the NSA website, used the 7.1 Redhat version > they said was the version used for developing selinux (just to avoid any > complications because of differences between versions), and followed some > fairly explicit step by step instructions from their documentation. I > didn't get any error messages during compilation so it looked like > everything went ok there. I downloaded the file that was supposed to > contain the source code tree, and all the patches and modified utilities. > > This was the description of the kernel I downloaded - > > "Download a 2.4.17 based kernel with the LSM (Linux Security Module) patch > applied and the SELinux module merged, the checkpolicy policy compiler, an > example policy configuration, the setfiles file labeling utility, an > example file_contexts configuration, and the complete source for all new > and modified daemons and utilities." > > Paul > > At 09:24 PM 3/10/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Looks like a bad kernel download to me. OH, you do have all of the > >correct modules for that kernel, right? > > > >Mark > > > >On Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Paul Greene wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to play with the NSA selinux kernel and am having trouble > > > getting the system to boot. > > > > > > The Redhat version is 7.1. When the lilo boot menu pops up it gives me a > > > choice of "linux" (the standard kernel) or "selinux" (the NSA selinux > > > kernel). If I select "selinux" the line "booting selinux" pops up, but > > then > > > the system starts rebooting, and comes back around to the lilo boot menu > > > again. If I choose the standard kernel, it boots just fine. > > > > > > So, starting with first things first, since I'm not too "lilo fluent", I'm > > > not completely confident I have lilo setup correctly. The file system > > > layout is as follows: > > > > > > /dev/hda1 /boot > > > /dev/hda2 extended partition > > > /dev/hda5 swap > > > /dev/hda6 / > > > > > > Does anyone see any errors in the following lilo.conf? (everything is the > > > same as the standard lilo.conf added during install except for the selinux > > > section). > > > > > > Paul Greene > > > > > > boot=/dev/hda > > > map=/boot/map > > > install=/boot/boot.b > > > prompt > > > timeout=50 > > > message=/boot/message > > > linear > > > default=linux > > > > > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2 > > > label=linux > > > read-only > > > root=/dev/hda6 > > > > > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17-selinux > > > label=selinux > > > read-only > > > root=/dev/hda6 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Redhat-list mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
