[orbit-user] kernel installation issues

[Mohamed Imran K R]

Mohamed Imran K R wrote:
> Hi
>     i have been trying to use orbit to test an open source 
> implementation of 802.11s (www.open11s.org). its a git repo.
> I got it into the sandbox node 1-1 and used the .config files in the 
> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-3-686/.config and i also manually checked 
> for the orbit essentials like serial drivers and i also enabled the 
> Marvell Yukon chipset driver also. /
> make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
>
> i got the kernel and it is linux-image-2.6.24_custom.1.0_i386.deb
>
> installed using dpkg -i //linux-image-2.6.24_custom.1.0_i386.deb
> Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.24.
> (Reading database ... 42922 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking linux-image-2.6.24 (from 
> linux-image-2.6.24_custom.1.0_i386.deb) ...
> Done.
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.24 (custom.1.0) ...
> Running depmod.
> Running postinst hook script update-grub.
> Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
> Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
> Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
> Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24
> Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686
> Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
>
>
> node1-2:/boot# ls
> config-2.6.22-3-686  grub                     
> initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686.bak  System.map-2.6.24     vmlinuz-2.6.24
> config-2.6.24        initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686  
> System.map-2.6.22-3-686      vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686
> node1-2:/boot#         
>
> and my /boot/grub/menu.lst entry confirms this
>
> ## ## End Default Options ##
>
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24
> root            (hd0,0)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24 root=/dev/hda1 ro console=ttyS0,9600n8
> savedefault
>
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24 (single-user mode)
> root            (hd0,0)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24 root=/dev/hda1 ro 
> console=ttyS0,9600n8 single
> savedefault
>
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.22-3-686
> root            (hd0,0)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro 
> console=ttyS0,9600n8
> initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
> savedefault
>
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.22-3-686 (single-user mode)
> root            (hd0,0)
> kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro 
> console=ttyS0,9600n8 single
> initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
> savedefault
>
> ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
>
>
> and then i try to do shutdown -r now all the while watching on the 
> telnet prompt and i can see so many basic checks and then Yukon pxe 
> stuff and then the grub but then it hangs with the message
>
> Booting 'Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24'
>
> root  (hd0,0)
> Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
> kernel  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24 root=/dev/hda1 ro console=ttyS0,9600n8
>   [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2a00, size=0x14fad8]
> savedefault
>
> pls lemme know if i am missing something or point me to how i can 
> correct things from my side...
>
> Cheers
> Mohamed Imran K R
> Project Engineer
> AU-KBC Research Centre
> Chennai, India
>
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i also tried to create a initrd image and then edited menu.lst but to no 
avail..
also tried using kxec to load the new kernel but no luck