From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1IAm7e-00082s-3O for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:25:46 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l6HCOUnn022915; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:24:30 GMT Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com (nz-out-0506.google.com [64.233.162.239]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l6HCK89h018199 for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:20:08 GMT Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so1128664nze for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:20:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=U3/Oyzvl8Csqol+r8GjPKZpp8NRbcCorIGAz7+UbdzL0+56vQfeN3KMaERCrdaqvq4SUwLEtYdg4Gmrh+Z8YdH8v8WKI9kBhPTffZy3M56SMz3tQOr7Btithr06H7RjZTWq+ubXZkxBUA9tpE78MiJBG/dUMZoEi7HbeGRyY9mE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=ABeNda6JldMps0mzPYYn54YtL/Zb6LV33yJ0RNx/gRXWOOXgK9RVsj8AZfMzdtu/4/MS79u3us8/IC8ZdbUVn2Y1GeDeJeox2fMDuwg41fCIZmVRpUMZ/eJ4DzfmuggfCzx7HO8J++9caDZ283OQVdP/eVUcqOdrsBtox/oB/Kw= Received: by 10.115.61.1 with SMTP id o1mr331021wak.1184674806207; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.25.13 with HTTP; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:20:06 -0500 From: "Billy McCann" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot boot 2.6.21-gentoo-r4 In-Reply-To: <200707171241.02990.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_72282_28556401.1184674806169" References: <200707171241.02990.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: 0bc580a8-0155-4284-b8e5-7ed6b1edf651 X-Archives-Hash: cf2a2fa0b74f99cd807246cc1fbcef05 ------=_Part_72282_28556401.1184674806169 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 7/17/07, Mick wrote: > > Hi All, > > This must have been the first time in many years that I cannot boot a > kernel. > I mean I cannot boot it at all! It just spins the disk at Booting > kernel . . . > > Since I built this from a 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 .config file using make > oldconfig, > so I am not sure what's gone wrong. The only relevant change that I > recall > was setting the ACPI for IDE module which I have unset since, but it still > will not boot. > > Any ideas? > -- > Regards, > Mick Hi Mick. From what I understand, using oldconfig for major version changes (.20 -> .21) is a bad idea. Here's what I did. It may be slow and stupid but it worked like a charm. Open two root terminals and navigate one to /usr/src/linux (which should be symlinked to your new sources) and navigate the other to /usr/src/linux- 2.6.20-gentoo-r8. Run make menuconfig in both terminals. The root terminal that is in /usr/src/linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 will display your config for your old kernel. You'll be able to compare your old configuration to the new one graphically by simply comparing the menus in the root terminals that you have side by side. Well, I used a new tab within xterm, same thing I guess. LIke I said, maybe slow and stupid, but it worksforme. :) Billy Wayne -- #end_transmission# #earth_creature# ------=_Part_72282_28556401.1184674806169 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 7/17/07, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,

This must have been the first time in many years that I cannot boot a kernel.
I mean I cannot boot it at all!  It just spins the disk at Booting
kernel . . .

Since I built this from a 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 .config file using make oldconfig,
so I am not sure what's gone wrong.  The only relevant change that I recall
was setting the ACPI for IDE module which I have unset since, but it still
will not boot.

Any ideas?
--
Regards,
Mick

 

Hi Mick.   From what I understand, using oldconfig for major version changes (.20 -> .21) is a bad idea.  Here's what I did.  It may be slow and stupid but it worked like a charm.

Open two root terminals and navigate one to /usr/src/linux (which should be symlinked to your new sources) and navigate the other to /usr/src/linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8.  

Run make menuconfig in both terminals.  The root terminal that is in /usr/src/linux- 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 will display your config for your old kernel.  You'll be able to compare your old configuration to the new one graphically by simply comparing the menus in the root terminals that you have side by side.  Well, I used a new tab within xterm, same thing I guess.

LIke I said, maybe slow and stupid, but it worksforme.  :)


Billy Wayne



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