linux-kernel - Re: trouble loading self compiled vanilla kernel

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Date:	Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:03:32 +0100 (MET)
From:	Jonas Svensson <jonass@...ator.liu.se>
To:	Tilman Schmidt <tilman@...p.cc>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: trouble loading self compiled vanilla kernel

On Mon, 8 Jan 2007, Tilman Schmidt wrote:

> Jonas Svensson schrieb:
> > I downloaded kernel 2.6.19.1 from kernel.org and compiled it like
> > make mrproper, make menuconfig, make, make modules_install, make install.
> [...]
> > All results in the same problem: the booting stops about when grub is
> > finished and the kernel should continue. I get the
> > message about loading initrd but not the line of "Uncompressing
> > Linux... Ok, booting the kernel". Instead I get a blank screen with a
> > flashing cursor at top left. Thats all, nothing more happens. Any
> > suggestions on what could be wrong or what I should do?
>
> Did you build a new initrd to go with your new kernel?

I beleive make install does that in CentOS. There were a new initrd
installed and it was not identical to the one supplied by CentOS.
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