New Kernels - nothing but black screen, "W" and frozen computer

[Geert Janssens]

Have you also tried to start with the source from the YDL installed kernel ?

You can install this with yum (or apt) as package kernel-source.

Using the known working configuration, you could change only the 
advanced routing settings you need. Maybe that could help.

Good luck.

Geert

David Wadson wrote:
> OldWorld Power Mac 4400 currently running YDL 3.0 (2.4.20-8d) -  
> installed very nicely from a set of CDs using the graphical installer.
> 
> In order to take advantage of some advanced routing for redundant  
> internet connections (www.lartc.org), I need to recompile the kernel  
> with IP Adanced Routing enabled. Every attempt at doing so using a  
> variety of different Kernel (OldWorld SCSI, YDL, Benh, etc.) has been a  
> failure so far. While the whole configuration and compiling process  
> seems to be working fine, I am unable to get the machine to boot the  
> kernel in any fashion.
> 
> After copying the vmlinux and System.map files to /boot, I tar the  
> vmlinux file and FTP it onto a Mac server. Had I known about this  
> compiling mumbo-jumbo earlier, I wouldn't have formatted the  
> BootX/MacOS partition as HFS+. D'oh! Anyways, I boot into the MacOS,  
> untar the vmlinux file with Stuffit Expander and drop it into the Linux  
> Kernels folder. In BootX, I specify that new Kernel...and....
> 
> The screen goes totally black, a single letter "W" is displayed in the  
> upper right of the machine and the machine totally and completely  
> freezes. Nothing happening at all on the hard drive and the machine  
> won't soft reset using the 3-finger salute. Instead I have to kill the  
> power to the box.
> 
> After wasting a couple days trying to compile a variety of 2.4.x  
> kernels, I tried to use the precompiled  2.4.25-ben1  
> (http://www.ppckernel.org/download/ydl-2.4/linux-ydl-2.4-2.4.25- 
> ben1.tar.gz) and it does exactly the same thing - black screen, "W" and  
> freeze.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Anything I've been reading about  
> troubleshooting compiles involve deciphering the boot messages that pop  
> up but I don't get anything (other than a "W" - that's a little vague!)
> 
> Dave Wadson
> IT Manager
> The Chronicle-Journal
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