Make sure you select the correct processor type.
If you're compiling w/ PIII opts, for instance, and you're running a P5
CPU, You won't even be able to boot.
I had this issue a couple days ago w/ 2.3.99pre9. ;)
Chad
> I tried booting the 2.4.0-test1 kernel
> using loadlin 1.6a.
> But the kernel failed to boot successfully.
>
> Uncompressing the kernel ... booting the kernel...
> message appeares, but
> then the screen remained unchanged.
> Nothing seems to happen.
> Control+alt+del won't work.
> Only power-on/off reset works.
>
> >From the old postings to linux-kernel mailinsg list
> I found out that somewhere between
> 2.3.20 and 2.3.21, the booting via loadlin 1.6a
> got broken.
> (I searched http://www.geocrawler.com/serach/...)
>
> Has anyone successfully booted 2.4.0-test1 using loadlin 1.6a?
> Are there special options to make it boot?
>
> I suspect ram disk, and initrd problems have not been solved yet.
>
> Happy Hacking
>
> Ishikawa
>
>
>
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