[gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[Waldemar Tribus]

Hallo all,

i am trying to migrate from 2.4 to 2.6.
i wasn't using genkernel with 2.4, now i want to start use it.

I am calling genkernel like 
genkernel --menuconfig --bootloader=grub all

years later it says: * Adding kernel to /boot/grub/grub.conf...

but all i see is that my old grub.conf gets moved to grub.conf.bak and the new one
contains nothing:

tribus grub # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
tribus grub #


I tried to find some bug in gentoo bugzilla but didn't found anything
related (may be i am wrong too, not sure)

any suggestions how to track the problem down?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[Zac Medico]

Waldemar Tribus wrote:
> Hallo all,
> 
> i am trying to migrate from 2.4 to 2.6.
> i wasn't using genkernel with 2.4, now i want to start use it.
> 
> I am calling genkernel like 
> genkernel --menuconfig --bootloader=grub all
> 
> years later it says: * Adding kernel to /boot/grub/grub.conf...
> 
> but all i see is that my old grub.conf gets moved to grub.conf.bak and the new one
> contains nothing:
> 
> tribus grub # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> tribus grub #
> 
> 
> I tried to find some bug in gentoo bugzilla but didn't found anything
> related (may be i am wrong too, not sure)
> 
> any suggestions how to track the problem down?
> 

I've never thought to use the --bootloader=grub option because I've always want wanted to edit grub.conf myself.  Are there any clues in /var/log/genkernel.log?  What version of genkernel is it?

Zac
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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 11:35:27 +0200, Waldemar Tribus wrote:

> i am trying to migrate from 2.4 to 2.6.
> i wasn't using genkernel with 2.4, now i want to start use it.

Why? If you are comfortable with configuring your kernel by hand, why give
up control of the process to a tool that is known to cause problems for
many people?


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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[Waldemar Tribus]

Hello Zac Medico,

Once you wrote about "Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel":

>I've never thought to use the --bootloader=grub option because I've always 
>want wanted to edit grub.conf myself.  

I think i will go this way too :)


>Are there any clues in /var/log/genkernel.log?  

No just the same output i pasted before 
* Adding kernel to /boot/grub/grub.conf...
and no any error messages around.

>What version of genkernel is it?

tribus log # genkernel --version
3.2.10

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[Waldemar Tribus]

Hello Neil Bothwick,

Once you wrote about "Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel":

>Why? If you are comfortable with configuring your kernel by hand, why give
>up control of the process to a tool that is known to cause problems for
>many people?

Just wanted to follow gentoo 2.4 to 2.6 migration guide, 
to avoid stipud error which i could make if i would do 
it by myself :)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:36:23 +0200, Waldemar Tribus wrote:

> >Why? If you are comfortable with configuring your kernel by hand, why
> >give up control of the process to a tool that is known to cause
> >problems for many people?
> 
> Just wanted to follow gentoo 2.4 to 2.6 migration guide, 
> to avoid stipud error which i could make if i would do 
> it by myself :)

In my experience, it's easier to fix your own stupid errors than those
made by an automated system...


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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem using genkernel

[A. Khattri]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Waldemar Tribus wrote:

> Just wanted to follow gentoo 2.4 to 2.6 migration guide,
> to avoid stipud error which i could make if i would do
> it by myself :)

We see a lot of posts here from people that have problems with genkernel,
which is why some of us dont use it.

The handbook explains how to build a kernel "manually" rather well.


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