[gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Stephen Liu]

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Hi folks,

Gentoo_amd64

I need to recompile kernel to enable/check some items.

I'll run
# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig
checked "Legacy Power Management API", etc.
# make

Here I hesitate what shall I copy.

# ls arch/
alpha  cris   i386  m68k       parisc   s390  sparc    v850
arm    frv    ia64  m68knommu  powerpc  sh    sparc64  x86_64
arm26  h8300  m32r  mips       ppc      sh64  um       xtensa

I'm running Gentoo_amd64, not 32 bits.

cp arch/x86-64/boot/bzImage /boot ??

OR

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot ??

Afterwards shall I run;
# make install
# make modules_install

I haven't enable "module"


TIA

B.R.
SL


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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:46:38 -0700 (PDT), Stephen Liu wrote:

> cp arch/x86-64/boot/bzImage /boot ??

No
 
> OR
> 
> cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot ??

No
 
> Afterwards shall I run;
> # make install

Yes. This will install the correct kernel to the correct location.

> # make modules_install
> 
> I haven't enable "module"

If you haven't enabled modules., there are no modules to install.
However, the command will do no harm, it will just install nothing and
exit.


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Neil Bothwick

PROSTITUTE: Receiver of swollen goods.

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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Pawel Kraszewski]

Dnia niedziela, 24 września 2006 01:46, Stephen Liu napisał:

Please, switch off HTML posting as it annoys plenty of users...

Correct sequence for kernel generation/update is:

Go to your new kernel directory and first get your running kernel config (if 
you enabled this in previous kernel):

# zcat /proc/config.gz > .config

Now fix the config (observing which options have "NEW" at the end and 
consulting online help what do they mean)

# make menuconfig
or
# make xconfig

Now compile the kernel

# make

And install it

# make modules_install
# make install

Afterwards you do nothing (if you have GRUB) or run lilo (guess, if you have 
LILO :)

Take note, that some software doesn't work in monolithic kernel (meaning with 
modules disabled) - especially third-party binary drivers (nvidia, ATI, 
probably ndiswrapper)

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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Stephen Liu]

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Hi Pawel,

Tks for your advice.

> Please, switch off HTML posting as it annoys plenty of users...
Oh, sorry.  I did not recognise that after changing to "yahoo mail beta".  Now I enabled "Compose messages as plain text".  Please advise me if still on html posting.  Tks.

I'm suffering poweroff problem, on exiting "System halted" but not poweroff.  

Before reading your positng I did following steps.

# cd /usr/src/linux
# make menuconfig
checked "Legacy Power Management API"
cheched "Video" on "ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support" 

# make
# make install
.....
GRUB is installed. To automatically switch to new kernels, point your
default entry in menu.lst to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-gentoo-r7
* end *

# make modules_install

Edited /boot/grub/grub.conf
....
kernel  (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2 noapic
...
* end *

Rebooted PC and then Shutdown
....
ERROR : Cannot stop localmount as net.eth0 is still up
...
Shutdown : hda
System halted
* end *

But still not poweroff

Remark: the only difference from your advice is running;
# make
# make install
# make modules_install

the other way round.


# cat /usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r7/.config | grep API
CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
CONFIG_ISA_DMA_API=y
# ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
# CONFIG_IEEE1394_EXPORT_FULL_API is not set
# CONFIG_E1000_NAPI is not set
# CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI is not set
* end *

# cat /usr/src/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r7/.config | grep ACPI
CONFIG_X86_64_ACPI_NUMA=y
# ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
CONFIG_ACPI=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP=y
CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y
CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y
CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_IBM is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0
# CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY=y
CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8_ACPI=y
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y
CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_PROC_INTF=y
* end *


B.R.
SL


Correct sequence for kernel generation/update is:

Go to your new kernel directory and first get your running kernel config (if 
you enabled this in previous kernel):

# zcat /proc/config.gz > .config

Now fix the config (observing which options have "NEW" at the end and 
consulting online help what do they mean)

# make menuconfig
or
# make xconfig

Now compile the kernel

# make

And install it

# make modules_install
# make install

Afterwards you do nothing (if you have GRUB) or run lilo (guess, if you have 
LILO :)

Take note, that some software doesn't work in monolithic kernel (meaning with 
modules disabled) - especially third-party binary drivers (nvidia, ATI, 
probably ndiswrapper)

-- 
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 www.kraszewscy.net

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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Mick]

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On Sunday 24 September 2006 10:51, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi Pawel,
>
> Tks for your advice.
>
> > Please, switch off HTML posting as it annoys plenty of users...
>
> Oh, sorry.  I did not recognise that after changing to "yahoo mail beta". 
> Now I enabled "Compose messages as plain text".  Please advise me if still
> on html posting.  Tks.

Unfortunately, both HTML posting and 'top posting' are still switched On.  ;-)

http://linux.sgms-centre.com/misc/netiquette.php

I am not familiar with Yahoo, but is it perhaps a matter of switching HTML off 
on a per message basis as well as a global setting?  Bear in mind that some 
people filter out HMTL messages all together - resulting in a smaller 
audience for you problem . . .
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Mick 

> Unfortunately, both HTML posting and 'top posting' are still switched On.   

Now I checked the option again and reload yahoo.  Would it be better?   Tks

Remarks:
This is a beta version of Yahoo. I don't know how to change it back to its previous version.

Tks

B.R.
SL



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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Mick]

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On Sunday 24 September 2006 11:35, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi Mick
>
> > Unfortunately, both HTML posting and 'top posting' are still switched On.
>
> Now I checked the option again and reload yahoo.  Would it be better?   Tks
>
> Remarks:
> This is a beta version of Yahoo. I don't know how to change it back to its
> previous version.
>
> Tks

Yes, this fixed it nicely.  It's in plain text now.

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Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Pawel Kraszewski]

Dnia niedziela, 24 września 2006 11:51, Stephen Liu napisał:

> I'm suffering poweroff problem, on exiting "System halted" but not
> poweroff.

First of all - you may try the installation CD of Gentoo - boot it and 
give 'halt -p' at command prompt. If it switches off, that means error in 
your config. If it doesn't, this might be the hardware fault.

Put some light and describe your hardware. Especially - which motherboard 
model, drop your 'lspci' output. Contents of '/var/log/dmesg' might also be 
helpful. The latter might be too big for this mailing list, so don't hesitate 
to drop it gzipped directly to my address. 

By the way - did you inspect your BIOS settings for ACPI/power management 
misconfiguration? 

If you want, I may drop you my kernel configuration (AMD64, Nforce3 based 
mainboard) - due to my work it covers all usable filesystems and most IPv4 
toys. It does switch off without problem - you may use it as a starting point 
for experiments.

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 www.kraszewscy.net

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Re: [gentoo-user] recompiing kernel quesiton

[Stephen Liu]

Hi Pawel Kraszewski,

Tks for your advice.


> First of all - you may try the installation CD of Gentoo - boot it and 
> give 'halt -p' at command prompt. If it switches off, that means error in 
> your config. If it doesn't, this might be the hardware fault.

I made following 2 tests
1)
Booted "Gentoo install-amd64-minimal-2006-1"
Ran
# shutdown -h now (also tried "poweroff")

System halted but not poweroff

2)
Booted "Knoppix 5"
Ran
# shutdown -h now

System halted and poweroff immediately.

I think it is the problem of Gentoo not hardware.


> Put some light and describe your hardware. Especially - which motherboard 
> model, drop your 'lspci' output.

CPU - Athlon 64 3000+ socket 939
Motherboard - Asus A8N-VM, onboard graphic card, sound card and LAN
Graphic card - Gigabyte - GV-NX66256DP2 DDR2 RAN 256bit, nVidia G-Force 6600
RAM -1G

# lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a2)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev a1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller (rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600] (rev a2)
* end *


Contents of '/var/log/dmesg' might also be 
> helpful. The latter might be too big for this mailing list, so don't hesitate 
> to drop it gzipped directly to my address. 

Yes, I'll email dmesg.tar.gz to your private address "Pawel Kraszewski <Gentoo@kraszewscy.net>" later.  Tks.


> By the way - did you inspect your BIOS settings for ACPI/power management 
> misconfiguration? 

Yes
on power management:-
Suspend mode [Auto]
ACPI 2.0 support [Enabled]
ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

APM Configuration:
Power button mode [On/Off]
Power on by PMEx [Disabled]
Power on by Ring [Disabled]
Power on by Lan (MAC) [Disabled]
Power on by RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power on by PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power on by PS/2 mouse [Disabled]

Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State]


> If you want, I may drop you my kernel configuration (AMD64, Nforce3 based 
> mainboard) - due to my work it covers all usable filesystems and most IPv4 
> toys. It does switch off without problem - you may use it as a starting point 
> for experiments.

Yes please for my reference.  Tks.


B.R.
SL





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