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* Re: [gentoo-user] system boot
@ 2006-02-27  0:30 Pete
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Pete @ 2006-02-27  0:30 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user


Duh ! I didn't notice this. I am working on gentoo for the first time and
the other flavor has /boot auto mounted.

Thanks a ton !
Regards
Pete

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 09:40:42 +0930, Iain Buchanan <iaindb@netspace.net.au>
wrote :

> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 2006-02-26 at 23:51 +0000, Pete wrote:
> > This is what I don't understand
> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > yababa root # ls -l /boot/
> > total 1272
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       483904 Feb 26 04:56
System.map-2.4.19r10AR
> > lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            1 Jan 12  2003 boot -> .
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       814688 Feb 26 04:40 bzImageAR
> > yababa root #
> > 
> > ---------------------
> > 
> > boot points to itself. Before I copied the System.map-2.4.19r10AR and
> > bzImageAR, there was nothing in there.
> > 
> > How does the system boot? ? ?
> 
> you need to mount /boot.  Before you do that, delete (or move) the files
> that you put in (the unmounted) /boot!  /boot isn't mounted by default.
> 
> Once you've mounted /boot, you should see lots of stuff in there.
> 
> HTH,
> -- 
> Iain Buchanan <iain at netspace dot net dot au>
> 
> If it happens once, it's a bug.
> If it happens twice, it's a feature.
> If it happens more than twice, it's a design philosophy.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] system boot
@ 2006-02-27  0:27 Pete
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From: Pete @ 2006-02-27  0:27 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

I see your point

Here's /etc/fstab
-----------------------
# NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to opts.
/dev/hda1               /boot           reiserfs       
noauto,noatime,notail   1 1
/dev/hda7               /               reiserfs        noatime            
    0 0
/dev/hda6               none            swap            sw                 
    0 0
/dev/hda5               /tmp            reiserfs        noatime            
    0 0
/dev/hda2               /home           reiserfs        noatime            
    0 0
/dev/cdrom              /mnt/cdrom      iso9660         noauto,ro,users    
    0 0
/dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy     auto            noauto,users       
    0 0
proc                    /proc           proc            defaults           
    0 0
-----------------------

lilo.conf has

----------------------
        image = /boot/bzImage
        root = /dev/hda7
        label = Gentoo
----------------------

Also, note that 

-------------------------
yababa root # /sbin/lilo -t
Fatal: open /boot/bzImage: No such file or directory
yababa root #
-------------------------

If the root for boot was changed, lilo should have found the /boot/bzImage.

Also, I did

---------------------------
yababa root # find / -name bzImage
/usr/src/linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r9/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
/usr/src/linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r10/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
yababa root #
----------------------------

I am not sure where is the /boot/bzImage that shows up in the lilo.conf file.

Appreciate help.
Regards
Pete

-------------------------



On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:02:07 -0600, "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr."
<bss03@volumehost.net> wrote :

> On Sunday 26 February 2006 17:51, "Pete" <pi2list@pi2tech.com> wrote about 
> '[gentoo-user] system boot':
> > This is what I don't understand
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > yababa root # ls -l /boot/
> > total 1272
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       483904 Feb 26 04:56
> > System.map-2.4.19r10AR lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            1 Jan 12
> >  2003 boot -> . -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       814688 Feb 26 04:40
> > bzImageAR yababa root #
> >
> > ---------------------
> >
> > boot points to itself.
> 
> That's pretty standard.  From my system:
> 
> # mount /boot
> # ls /boot/boot -l
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1 Jan 30 10:46 /boot/boot -> .
> # umount /boot
> # ls /boot -l
> total 0
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  1 Aug  6  2005 boot -> .
> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Jan 31 09:29 grub
> 
> Not really sure why that grub directory is in there...
> 
> > Before I copied the System.map-2.4.19r10AR and 
> > bzImageAR, there was nothing in there.
> >
> > How does the system boot? ? ?
> 
> Could boot be on a separate partition?  Check /etc/fstab.
> 
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> it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest
> clue what's best for them in terms of package stability."
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* [gentoo-user] system boot
@ 2006-02-26 23:51 Pete
  2006-02-26 23:57 ` Brett I. Holcomb
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Pete @ 2006-02-26 23:51 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user


Someone has given me a system to configure their printer on it.

yababa root # uname -a
Linux yababa.io.spectraitc.com 2.4.19-gentoo-r10 #3 Tue Feb 25 14:40:41 CST
2003 i686 Pentium III (Katmai) GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
yababa root #

When I connect the printer, I get

Feb 26 02:15:57 yababa /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: ... no modules for USB
product 4e8/326c/100


I figured, the USB support for printer wan not enabled in the kernel. Found
it to be the case. So I rebuilt the kernel.

Now I want to add the new kernel to the existing boot menu and I am baffeled
by some findings. 
The boot menu says it is LILO, so I went to /etc/lilo.conf

This is how it looks

----------------
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/lilo/files/lilo.conf,v 1.3
2002/09/30 00:55:18 woodchip Exp $
# Author: Ultanium
# Start LILO global section
menu-scheme=Wb
boot = /dev/hda
prompt
#boot=/devices/discs/disc0/disc
map = /boot/System.map
#compact        # faster, but won't work on all systems.
lba32
#if lba32 do not work, use linear
#linear
#if you always want to see the prompt with a 15 second timeout:
timeout=90
delay = 50
vga = normal    # Normal VGA console
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
        image = /boot/bzImage
        root = /dev/hda7
        label = Gentoo
        read-only # read-only for checking
        image = /boot/bzImage.OLD
        root = /dev/hda7
        label = Gentoo_Old
        read-only # read-only for checking
        image = /boot/bzImageAR
        root = /dev/hda7
        label = Gentoo_new
        read-only # read-only for checking
#
# Linux bootable partition config ends

----------------

I added the section
-----------
        image = /boot/bzImageAR
        root = /dev/hda7
        label = Gentoo_new
        read-only # read-only for checking
-----------

This is what I don't understand

------------------

yababa root # ls -l /boot/
total 1272
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       483904 Feb 26 04:56 System.map-2.4.19r10AR
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            1 Jan 12  2003 boot -> .
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       814688 Feb 26 04:40 bzImageAR
yababa root #

---------------------

boot points to itself. Before I copied the System.map-2.4.19r10AR and
bzImageAR, there was nothing in there.

How does the system boot? ? ?

Of course if I run /sbin/lilo, the system complains
yababa root # /sbin/lilo
Fatal: open /boot/bzImage: No such file or directory
yababa root #


Any pointers will be greatly appreciated !
Regards
Pete
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