4 Dec 2011 19:52
RE: I have a vmlinuz-3.2.0-rc4+ kernel file that will not load ("invalid magic number") with the latest Ubuntu grub2
Well apparently the number you gave it wasn't magic ;) just a joke. I really don't have a good answer , I wish I did. Sorry , I just needed to clown for a bit.
> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:40:00 -0500
> Subject: I have a vmlinuz-3.2.0-rc4+ kernel file that will not load ("invalid magic number") with the latest Ubuntu grub2
> From: miles.lane-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
> To: help-grub-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running the development version of Ubuntu (12.04 - Precise). My
> machine has an Intel Core I3 processor.
> I have built a kernel from Linus' GIT development tree (3.2.0-rc4+).
> I am running self-built kernels on a variety of other machines, but
> all my self-built kernels fail to load on this desktop. I can,
> however, boot the Ubuntu 12.04 kernels.
> I tested copying my kernel file to a USB flash drive and loading it
> from there using the Grub2 command line instructions. It still failed
> to load with the same error: "invalid magic number".
> This leads me to suspect that perhaps this is not a grub2 bug, but
> rather a problem with my kernel build configuration options. However,
> the grub error message is so vague that I have no idea what the
> configuration problem is. What IS a magic number in this situation?
> Any thoughts regarding what I should try?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Miles
>
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> Subject: I have a vmlinuz-3.2.0-rc4+ kernel file that will not load ("invalid magic number") with the latest Ubuntu grub2
> From: miles.lane-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
> To: help-grub-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org
>
> Hello,
>
> I am running the development version of Ubuntu (12.04 - Precise). My
> machine has an Intel Core I3 processor.
> I have built a kernel from Linus' GIT development tree (3.2.0-rc4+).
> I am running self-built kernels on a variety of other machines, but
> all my self-built kernels fail to load on this desktop. I can,
> however, boot the Ubuntu 12.04 kernels.
> I tested copying my kernel file to a USB flash drive and loading it
> from there using the Grub2 command line instructions. It still failed
> to load with the same error: "invalid magic number".
> This leads me to suspect that perhaps this is not a grub2 bug, but
> rather a problem with my kernel build configuration options. However,
> the grub error message is so vague that I have no idea what the
> configuration problem is. What IS a magic number in this situation?
> Any thoughts regarding what I should try?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Miles
>
> _______________________________________________
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Well apparently the number you gave it wasn't magic ;) just a joke. I really don't have a good answer , I wish I did. Sorry , I just needed to clown for a bit.<br><div>> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:40:00 -0500<br>> Subject: I have a vmlinuz-3.2.0-rc4+ kernel file that will not load ("invalid magic number") with the latest Ubuntu grub2<br>> From: miles.lane@...<br>> To: help-grub@...<br>> <br>> Hello,<br>> <br>> I am running the development version of Ubuntu (12.04 - Precise). My<br>> machine has an Intel Core I3 processor.<br>> I have built a kernel from Linus' GIT development tree (3.2.0-rc4+).<br>> I am running self-built kernels on a variety of other machines, but<br>> all my self-built kernels fail to load on this desktop. I can,<br>> however, boot the Ubuntu 12.04 kernels.<br>> I tested copying my kernel file to a USB flash drive and loading it<br>> from there using the Grub2 command line instructions. It still failed<br>> to load with the same error: "invalid magic number".<br>> This leads me to suspect that perhaps this is not a grub2 bug, but<br>> rather a problem with my kernel build configuration options. However,<br>> the grub error message is so vague that I have no idea what the<br>> configuration problem is. What IS a magic number in this situation?<br>> Any thoughts regarding what I should try?<br>> <br>> Thanks!<br>> <br>> Miles<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Help-grub mailing list<br>> Help-grub@...<br>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-grub<br>
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