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Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:08:46 +0100 From: bill purvis <bil@...b.net> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Problem with booting new kernel on Toshiba Equium Laptop I have been putting off updating my kernel for far too long. I am currently running 2.6.8.1 (Mandrake distribution) which ran fine straight off the distribution CDROM. I did try downloading the then current kernel (2.11.??) from kernel.org and rebuilding it to match my system but when I tried to boot it just hung up immediately after loading. I couldn't see any reason why, but as it wasn't a desperate need to update I abandoned this. More recently I need to update so I downloaded the latest stable version (2.6.22.8), configured it and installed it as a test kernel. This behaved in much the same way as the earlier attempt - the Lilo prompt came up, I selected the test kernel, the progress bar indicated kernel loading, then the screen goes blank and no further action. Power off and reboot and try again, same. Power off and reboot old kernel, fine. Nothing in /var/log/messages. Nothing in /var/log/kernel/errors. I'm not a kernel guru at all, and I'd really appreciate anyone who can offer me advice on how to figure out what's going on. Please respond directly as I'm not subscribed to the list and I'd prefer not to bother other people more than neccesary. Bill -- +---------------------------------------+ | Bill Purvis, Amateur Mathematician | | email: bil@...b.net | | http://bil.members.beeb.net | +---------------------------------------+ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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