Re: [gentoo-user] no matter what kernel version I compile, It says it's 2.6.19-r4

[Gabriel Rossetti]

Ric de France wrote:
> Hi Gabriel,
>
> On 07/02/07, Gabriel Rossetti <rossettigab@×××××××.net> wrote:
>> I emerge a kernel, let's say gentoo-sources-2.6.19-r5, I create the
>> "linux" link, then cd inside
>> and compile/install it. I reboot and I get lots of errors from modules,
>> I do a uname -a
>> and notice that it still says 2.6.19-r4, i then check in the /boot
>> directory, and the links are correct,
>> then I check my grub.conf and it's correct, I then tried
>> gentoo-sources-2.6.20, still the same thing.
>
> It sounds like you're doing the right thing. Could you do a:
>
> $ ls -al /boot
> $ cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> $ ls -al /usr/src
>
> and then post the outputs to this list?
>
> ...Ric

Hi Ric,

yes, here is what you asked for :

 ls -al /boot
total 12526
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root     792 Feb  6 11:45 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root     576 Jan 20 16:37 ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      24 Feb  6 11:45 System.map -> 
System.map-2.6.20-gentoo
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  999613 Feb  6 09:44 System.map-2.6.19-gentoo-r4
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  999613 Feb  6 09:09 System.map-2.6.19-gentoo-r5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  999613 Feb  6 09:00 System.map-2.6.19-gentoo-r5.old
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1016626 Feb  6 11:45 System.map-2.6.20-gentoo
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      27 Feb  6 09:44 System.map.old -> 
System.map-2.6.19-gentoo-r4
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       1 Jan 19 13:42 boot -> .
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      20 Feb  6 11:45 config -> config-2.6.20-gentoo
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   43780 Feb  6 09:44 config-2.6.19-gentoo-r4
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   43780 Feb  6 09:09 config-2.6.19-gentoo-r5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   43780 Feb  6 09:00 config-2.6.19-gentoo-r5.old
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   44623 Feb  6 11:45 config-2.6.20-gentoo
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      23 Feb  6 09:44 config.old -> 
config-2.6.19-gentoo-r4
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root     672 Feb  6 12:58 grub
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      21 Feb  6 11:45 vmlinuz -> 
vmlinuz-2.6.20-gentoo
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2145374 Feb  6 09:44 vmlinuz-2.6.19-gentoo-r4
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2145431 Feb  6 09:09 vmlinuz-2.6.19-gentoo-r5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2145430 Feb  6 09:00 vmlinuz-2.6.19-gentoo-r5.old
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2159920 Feb  6 11:45 vmlinuz-2.6.20-gentoo
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      24 Feb  6 09:44 vmlinuz.old -> 
vmlinuz-2.6.19-gentoo-r4

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cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
#
# Grub Configuration file
#

# Load the splash image
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

# Boot automatically after 30 secs.
timeout 10

# By default, boot the first entry.
default 0

# Fallback to the second entry.
fallback 1

# For booting the main version
title  Gentoo - default runlevel
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x318 
video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr:3,1024x768-32@85 splash=verbose 
libata.atapi_enabled=1
#initrd /boot/fbsplash

# For booting the main version, wireless runlevel
title  Gentoo - wireless runlevel
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5 vga=0x318 
video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr:3,1024x768-32@85 splash=verbose 
libata.atapi_enabled=1 softlevel=wireless
#kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda5 
video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr:2,1024x768-32@70 
splash=silent,fadein,theme:livecd-2005.1 gentoo=nodevfs apm=off acpi=on 
CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 quiet softlevel=wireless
#initrd /boot/fbsplash

# For booting a fall back version
title Fall Back
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz.old root=/dev/sda5 splash=verbose gentoo=nodevfs 
apm=off acpi=off


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ls -al /usr/src
total 3
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root  176 Feb  6 11:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root  496 Jan 31 20:42 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    0 Aug  3  2006 .keep
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   19 Feb  6 11:29 linux -> linux-2.6.20-gentoo
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 1296 Feb  6 09:44 linux-2.6.19-gentoo-r4
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 1328 Feb  6 11:45 linux-2.6.20-gentoo

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Thanks Ric!

PS
I have not changed my way of compiling / installing the kernel for at 
least 4 years (since switching to 2.6 kernel series)


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