kernel compile gone wrong.

Charles Hallenbeck chuckh at mhonline.net
Mon Sep 24 10:44:24 EDT 2001


Hi Tim,

Do this:

mount /dev/hda1 /mnt

Then be sure you include the "/mnt" when you access your files. For
instance, your lilo.conf will now be at /mnt/etc/lilo.conf

HTH - Chuck

On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Tim Burgess wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've created a boot disk and a root disk and they work with speech, but I
> don't know how to mount my hard drive so I can get access to the files.  I
> though it was:
> 
> mount / /dev/hda1
> 
> but this doesn't work.  Can anybody point me at what I'm doing wrong?
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Shaun Oliver
> Sent: 24 September 2001 14:51
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: RE: kernel compile gone wrong.
> 
> 
> well for starters, if you have a boot disk for your original kernel, I
> suggest you run it and boot your linux that way.
> then carefully look over your /etc/lilo.conf and make the appropriate
> changes.
> then once you're done, type lilo to reread the configuration file and then
> reboot.
> if all goes well, you'll have yourself a nice shiny new linux kernel to
> play with.
> 
> Shaun..
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Tim Burgess wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I got a good kernel compile out of 2.4.6 and SpeakUp 0.10a.tar.gz then
> blew
> > it all by getting my lilo.conf entry wrong, I think.  I'm now stuck until
> I
> > can borrow some eyeballs to see if I can retrieve the situation.
> >
> > In the meantime, thanks to all of you who have gritted your teeth at my
> > incompetence so far.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of William F. Acker
> > WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
> > Sent: 23 September 2001 21:18
> > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > Subject: RE: kernel compile gone wrong.
> >
> >
> > Hi, Tim,
> >
> >      I have a patch for 2.4 kernels made from the 20010917 CVS snapshot of
> > Speakup.  I can make a 2.2 version if you need it.  Just say the word and
> > I'll send it off.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >           HTH.
> >           Bill in Denver
> >
> >
> >
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