I don't know the solution, but I'm confused by your reference. I'm pretty sure hda6 should be referenced as hd0,5 in GRUB, not hd0,6.

jsolanky,
Try reconfiguring X.
Wolfy

Guys, this is strange. I am trying to re-install Mandrake 9.2 by using the same exact iso image/cd, but the difference is that this time around I am getting errors in different packages and it will not continue to install Mandrake rather it will put me back to the step where I select what I want to install. I tried it MANY many times.. but nothing worked. I just can't figure out why its doing this.

Any ideas?

Hi jsolanky,

The only time I've ever had anything like this, with packages failing to install from a previously used iso image is if it's a duff CD or the iso file has been corrupted.

With a cd that pas been previously used, I have the same problem when the cd has been scratched....

Cheers,

Steve

Wolfy,

I got a 2.4.26 kernel to boot. I moved the old kernel back into /boot from /boot.old, and separated the kernels by giving them different names instead of having them in different directories (not really sure why that mattered, given that the stuff that was in /boot.old booted OK, but whatever). Interestingly, if I named the new kernel and system map just vmlinuz and System.map, it didn't work, but if I named them vmlinuz-2.4.261 and System.map-2.4.261, it did.

Now I am working on building a 2.6.9 kernel. Thanks very much for the help!

did you edit the Makefile?? I can't imagine that changing the names really solved the problem. Are you using LILO?
Make a directory, /boot/269, and the edit the Makefile in the 2.6.9 kernel tree so that INSTALL_PATH=/boot/269
Now when you compile and install the new kernel it will all go there. Edit lilo.config accordingly and you shouldn't have any problems.

I can't believe it either, but I swear that's what happened. The only change I made (that time around) was changing the names.

I'll try your other suggestion if I can't get 2.6.9 to boot. Thanks!

ETA: to answer your questions: yes, I edited the Makefile, and yes, I am using LILO

nevermind

yeah, nevermind! Let's all just hack!!!!

2.6.9 boots!

Thanks again for all the help.

Congrats on the new kernel.

Ok i must be doing somethign seriously wrong here.
It seems everything is hunky dory. i installed using the step by step advice of both posts on updating the kernel(ie the n00b one and this on). My kernel installs fine but when i try to boot to it i dont even get the linux.old at the lilo boot sector screen. Its as if nothing has been done to install. I am at a loss as to what to do. Im updating from 2.4.26 to 2.6.28. Is there a directory that this needs to be in? or something wrong with my lilo.conf? aany advice would be awesome.

wLancer,
Are you updating lilo by using [/sbin/lilo]?

i haven't updated lilo at all all ive done is edit with pico. in /etc/lilo.conf

wLancer,
Well, that's your problem, if you don't tell lilo about the changes you've made it's not going to work.
You need to seperate the two kernels within the lilo.conf file the update lilo via /sbin/lilo.
Only then will you have the option to choose what kernel you want to boot.