From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RXHR8-00014o-70 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:09:18 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E152921C1A2; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:09:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E25A721C1A5 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:07:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 792DF1B4007 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:07:31 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -4.791 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.791 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.612, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-1.201, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=ham Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 88dwkclbUEf6 for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:07:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 106061B400C for ; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:07:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RXHPA-00019a-Ao for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:07:16 +0100 Received: from c-98-215-179-64.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.179.64]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:07:16 +0100 Received: from reader by c-98-215-179-64.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:07:16 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: kernel .config that works for gentoo as guest vm Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:06:11 -0600 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87pqg4yx5o.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87ty5gz46f.fsf@newsguy.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-179-64.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.90 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:RZMNRPZ39x7nlMsukrrY36F+hVk= X-Archives-Salt: 0fbf86f9-d50d-4c69-b50d-24419af2e3b9 X-Archives-Hash: 625a972673236e67c4ff540fb57c6c9f Pandu Poluan writes: > On Dec 4, 2011 11:40 PM, "Harry Putnam" wrote: >> >> Installing fresh gentoo in guest vm on win7 >> >> Before I even try to configure a kernel, because I've been down this >> road a few times, and so far have always had trouble getting a kernel >> config that boots first time on gentoo vm. >> >> The vm is a gentoo guest installed with Vbox on windows 7. >> >> Its been a while since I've done this but I recall having trouble >> getting the right drivers so that disks are properly discovered during >> boot. >> >> I think this kind of config is pretty generic but still manage to get >> it wrong repeatedly. >> >> Can anyone post a kernel .config that is known to boot a gentoo Vbox >> vm installed on windows 7. Or is there a generic config that will do >> that? I've tried genkernel in the past too, and still no boot on a vm. >> >> I guess it would be kernel-3.1.4. >> > > Did it fail halfway during boot, or was it completely unable to load the > kernel? Well, like I said, I haven't even tried yet. But last time it booted to the point of recognizing my disks and thats what failed. So the correct mod for vm disks was missing I guess.