[lug] debian with 2.4 kernel

[Hugh Brown]

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Paul E Condon wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 09:59:07AM -0400, Hugh Brown wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 22:51, Peter Hutnick wrote:
> > > Hugh Brown said:
> > >
> > > > I found 2.4.18-686, 2.4.16-686 and tried them both and it didn't work.
> > > > I also tried compiling one from the 2.4.18 kernel-source package and
> > > > turned off SMP and APIC, but I still get system freezes.
> > >
> > > Does /anything/ work on this machine?  Windows?  Knoppix?  Your FSF
> > > Associate Member card?  (plug: http://member.fsf.org/)  Tom's Root-Boot?
> > > (http://www.toms.net/rb/)
> > >
> > > -Peter
> > >
> >
> >
> > Currently, I have Windows XP, Redhat 9 and debian with a 2.2 kernel
> > working.
> >
> > I am trying to get a 2.4 kernel so that I can get my wireless card
> > working.  I also suspect that the NVIDIA drivers require a 2.4 kernel
> > (though the XFree86 shipped with RH 9 works fine for the video card).
> >
> I've lost track of just what you have tried in re. debian, but here are
> some suggestions.
>
> kernel 2.4 bf24 is an attempt to include everything that is needed by
> almost everyone. It should work, but if it doesn't, try kernel 2.4.18.
> You say you have tried 2.4.18-686, but did you edit your lilo.conf to
> include the needed line initrd=initrd.img ? The bf24 kernel does not
> need this. Almost every other 2.4 kernel does in debian. Maybe APIC
> being on keeps bf24 from working and lack of initrd keeps other kernels
> from working.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Paul E Condon
> pecondon at peakpeak.com

I did edit my boot loader to include the initrd but to no avail.  I have
now tried Knoppix (I'm booted to it right now) and it works fine.  So,
I guess I need to find the kernel .config file that knoppix uses.

Hugh