Re: New kernel reboots machine during boot up

[Mike Fedyk]

On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 02:36:18PM -0800, Amir Kazerouninia wrote:
> Hello,
> 	The kernel I just compiled is the 2.4.18 kernel. LILO deals with the large
> drive fine when booting the previous 2.2.19 kernel. I compiled the new one
> from scratch with no networking support and very little else. The problem
> basically occurs right at boot, it doesn't matter if I use a floppy to boot
> or my haddrive. The problem with the harddrive is that I'll get a loading
> vmlinuz-2.4.18......... and then it reboots. I haven't been able to pause it
> to get a clear picture of what is happening. The floppy is a little easier
> because what happens is that it says Loading, gives a series of dots and
> then reboots. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
> advance for suggestions.

You have probably optimized your kernel for the wrong processor.  Double
check that and try again.