synaptic kernel

[Eric "Shubes"]

Try adding the rest of the parameters from the 2.6 kernel line to the 2.4
kernel line.

Michael Havens wrote:
> COOOOOOL man.
> sorta
> 
> Well, I modified /boot/grub/menu.lst and the new kernel shows on the boot 
> screen but when it tries to boot I get a kernel panic. I made the two kernel 
> boot options identical so I don't know how to fix it. It is complaining about 
> the 'root=' line. Unfortunately, my template (the 2.6 kernel entry) doesn't 
> have a 'root=' line so my creation doesn't either. 
> 
> Here is the relevant lines from pico /boot/grub/menu.lst:
> 
> 	title Mepis with the 2-4 kernel
> 	root (hd0,0)
> 	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-k6
> 	boot
> 
> 	title MEPIS with kernel 2.6.15-26-386
> 	root (hd0,0)
> 	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hda1 nomce quiet vga=791
> 		acpi=off
> 	boot
> 
> 
> On Thursday 18 January 2007 9:00 pm, JT Moree wrote:
>> You should have menu entries at boot for both kernels.  The menu may be
>> hidden and grub may say
>>  starting in 5 4 3 2 1
>>  press any key for menu
>>
>> it may also be configured to boot without delay.  edit the file
>> /boot/grub/menu.lst to change grub settings.
>>
>> --
>> JT Morée
>> PC Xperience, Inc.


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-Eric 'shubes'