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cogo

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From: no_NO

Registered: 2006-01-19

Posts: 56

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Switching from custom kernel to the kernel26 package

I guess I'ma ewbie, so I'm posting here. If this thred fits better in some other forums, just move it.

I have used a custom kernel a long time, and would like to use the kernel26 package instead with modules and such. I tried to install using pacman, and added the following in lilo.conf:

image=/boot/vmlinuz26
   label=kernel26
   root=/dev/hda3
   append="devfs=nomount"
   read-only

I simply copied this from some other kernel I had in lilo.conf. When I tried to start using the kernel26 kernel, it panicked complaining that I needed a "root=..." option or something like that. I checked the wiki but did not find much info about configuring an arch kernel in lilo.conf.

Is there anyone here that might help me setting up the new kernel?

Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Switching from custom kernel to the kernel26 package

The kernel26 package uses initrd. You'll need to add an initrd line to your lilo.conf: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Initrd

cogo

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From: no_NO

Registered: 2006-01-19

Posts: 56

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Re: Switching from custom kernel to the kernel26 package

Thanks. Needed an "mkinitrd auto" to generate the image.