Hmm.. sounds like you have a miscompiled kernel.. You could download the
plain kernel sources from ftp.kernel.org .. then copy your redhat config
file (if you installed the kernel-src rpm) then use that config to build
your generic kernel..
Jason
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Prasun Gupta wrote:
> I need to install a package which requires a generic kernel.
> I have a machine that has IDE bus with scsi controller card and harddrive is scsi. For some
> reason after trying numerous times with all kinds of changes, the machine would hang at bootup
> at the point of
>
> NET4 was installed
> I was never able to progress ahead of that...
>
> On the same machine, I have redhat 8.0 running, and I had absolutely no problem installing it...
> So, I felt maybe, if I could find a installer, or a distribution, then maybe I could have a generic kernel
> installed without any problem !!!!!!!
>
> --Prasun
>
>
> Quoting Jason Copenhaver <jcopenha@typedef.org>:
>
> > Hey Prasun,
> > Why do you need the generic kernel? And what kind of problem are
> > you having building yours..
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Prasun Gupta wrote:
> >
> > > I needed to have a build of the generic kernel, but I am not able to build
> > it successfully for my
> > > machine.. For some reason...
> > >
> > > I wanted to know if there is a standard linux ditribution, whose kernel is
> > very much like the generic
> > > kernel. e.g. slackware, redhat, etc...
> > >
> > > Or else, is there any installer for the generic kernel, which can basically
> > do the installation on the
> > > machine...
> > >
> > >
> > > Any pointers or help will be appreciated...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Prasun Gupta, Systems Analyst
> > > Ringling School of Art and Design
> > > (941)359-7573
> > > pgupta@ringling.edu
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Prasun Gupta, Systems Analyst
> Ringling School of Art and Design
> (941)359-7573
> pgupta@ringling.edu
>
>
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