Re: help on frame buffer

["Steven J. Yellin" <yellin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

    Maybe you need to do
           make modules
           make modules_install
It looks like you don't have an initrd=... line in lilo.conf for your
previous kernel, but if you do, you should make one for this kernel.

Steven Yellin

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 Raja.Saleru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am using redhat linux 9,  I want to enable frame buffer support.
> I followed the following steps..
>
>
> 1.      Make sure that you have the Linux kernel source code in /usr/src/linux/.
> 2.      Log in as root and cd /usr/src/linux
> 3.      Configure the kernel:
> Run:
>         make menuconfig
>
> Select "Code maturity level options" and set "Prompt for development
> and/or incomplete code/drivers".
> Then select "Console drivers" set "Support for frame buffer devices" to
> built-in (even if it says EXPERIMENTAL). Then configure the driver. Most
> modern graphics cards can use the "VESA VGA graphics console"; use that or
> a driver that specifically matches your video card. Finally enable
> "Advanced low level driver options" and make sure that 16 and 32 bpp
> packed pixel support are enabled.
> When you are finished, chose exit and save.
> 4.      Compile the kernel
> First do:
>         make dep
>
> then:
>         make bzImage
>
> The new kernel should now be in arch/i386/boot/bzImage
> 5.      Copy the kernel to the boot directory:
>         cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/linux.vesafb
>
> 6.      Edit /etc/lilo.conf
> IMPORTANT: Keep a backup of /etc/lilo.conf, and have a rescue disk
> available. If you make a mistake at this stage, the machine may not boot.
> The file /etc/lilo.conf specifies how the system boots. The precise
> contents of the file varies from system to system, this is one example:
> boot = /dev/hda3
> delay = 30
> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>   root = /dev/hda3
>   label = Linux
>   read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for
> checking
> other=/dev/hda1
>         label=nt
>         table=/dev/hda
>
> IMPORTANT: Keep a backup of /etc/lilo.conf, and have a rescue disk
> available. If you make a mistake here, the machine may not boot.
> Make a new "image" section that is a copy of the first one, but with image
> = /boot/linux.vesafb and label = Linux-vesafb. Place it just above the
> first image section.
> Add a line before the image section saying 'vga = 791'. (Meaning 1024x768,
> 16 bpp.)
> With the above example, lilo.conf would now be:
> boot = /dev/hda3
> delay = 30
> vga = 791
> image = /boot/linux.vesafb
>   root = /dev/hda3
>   label = Linux-vesafb
>   read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for
> checking
> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>   root = /dev/hda3
>   label = Linux
>   read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for
> checking
> other=/dev/hda1
>         label=nt
>         table=/dev/hda
>
> Do not change any lines in the file; just add new ones.
> 7.      Run lilo
> To make the new changes take effect, run the lilo program:
>         lilo
>
> 8.      Reboot the system
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> after rebooting, the kernel is not booting...
> it says kernel version mismatch and kernel panic, mention the correct
> root.
>
> can anybody help in this ?
>
>
> Raja Saleru
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