Build a kernel - break a machine

Subject: Build a kernel - break a machine
From: Rob B (rbyrnes@ozemail.com.au)
Date: Mon May 28 2001 - 05:57:55 PDT

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Hi all,

I tried building a new kernel on my Cabriolet (soon to be augmented by a
PWS-500au:) using the kernel-package tools. The kernel built OK, but I had
trouble installing it. Should dpkg -i <kernel package name> work with no
special incantations and does the kernel package need to be moved to a
particular directory?

What ended up happening was I copied the kernel to the /boot directory and did:

>ln -s /boot/<kernel package name> /

I then modified /etc/aboot.conf to boot the new kernel.

The machine now throws an error similar to:

         panic: Unable to mount root filesystem

Did I do this right?

Cheers,
Rob

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