https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-2-4/m-p/2712651#M78417 Hello,<BR /><BR />As you are upgrading from linux 2.2.16, I guess your kernel utilities are too old.<BR /><BR />I would suggest you upgrade them to more recent values before going on with 2.4.<BR /><BR />For more information, look at :<BR /><BR /><A href="http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html" target="_blank">http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html</A><BR /><BR /><BR />In the utilities listed on that site, I recommand you to upgrade :<BR /><BR /> * modutils<BR /> * util-linux<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /><BR /><BR /> Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:43:44 GMT Kodjo Agbenu 2002-04-28T19:43:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-2-4/m-p/2712650#M78416 i compiled the 2.4.18 kernel, on 2.2.16 and i can't get to boot it. it says:<BR />uncompressing kernel ......<BR />(and then reboot)<BR /><BR />thats all!<BR />help<BR /><BR />regards, himba Sun, 28 Apr 2002 17:02:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-2-4/m-p/2712650#M78416 himba 2002-04-28T17:02:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-2-4/m-p/2712651#M78417 Hello,<BR /><BR />As you are upgrading from linux 2.2.16, I guess your kernel utilities are too old.<BR /><BR />I would suggest you upgrade them to more recent values before going on with 2.4.<BR /><BR />For more information, look at :<BR /><BR /><A href="http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html" target="_blank">http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html</A><BR /><BR /><BR />In the utilities listed on that site, I recommand you to upgrade :<BR /><BR /> * modutils<BR /> * util-linux<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /><BR /><BR /> Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:43:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-2-4/m-p/2712651#M78417 Kodjo Agbenu 2002-04-28T19:43:44Z