(usagi-users 03731) Re: Problems with USAGI kernel

Jack,

Thanks for the idea.

I did use an earlier .config which had worked before.
But it's a good idea, yet another .config may work.

Tx,
tim



jackc wrote:
> hi tim,
>
> this is a long shot, but you might consider a path like ours.
> that is, we are not using the usagi kernel so i am ignoring that part 
> of the pkg
> initially.
>
> my suggestion is, fetch the kernel.org version of the usagi kernel and 
> build that
> without any usagi interaction. that should result in  a kernel you can 
> build and boot.
>
> then using that as a template, you can compare that to your current 
> failing kernel
> and maybe the issue will pop out? i suggest a start by comparing the 
> resulting
> .config file from the kernel.org and the .config generated by the 
> usagi kernel
> instructions...
>
> hth, jackc...
>
>
>
> Tim McFadden wrote:
>> Dear USAGI folk,
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> GRUB prints out its info from grub/menu.lst correctly, then comes the 
>> uncompress, then boot, then nothing.
>>
>> I've done many make xconfig's, the last using a different computer, 
>> with slightly different peripherals.
>>
>> Vz.:
>>
>> make mrproper
>> make xconfig (or make gconfig)
>> make
>> make modules
>> make modules_install
>> make install
>> mkinitrd
>>
>> I do get errors about non-existent intermediate files and lack of 
>> dependencies for drivers in mkinitrd, but no absolute failures.
>>
>> I've worked with kernel code before, so if anyone has suggestions 
>> about what to look for, I could try patches.
>> It could be something messy, like hardware the kernel isn't prepared 
>> for. The newer commodity PCs have new hardware attached.
>>
>> Tx,
>> tim
>>
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>> jackc wrote:
>>> working with the same tarball, i got your results.
>>> my local guru said i had not done the make menuconfig step and
>>> stuff was missing from the resulting build.
>>>
>>> did you do the make menuconfig step?
>>>
>>> just a wag, hth, jackc...
>>>
>>> Tim McFadden wrote:
>>>> Dear Folks,
>>>>
>>>> After successfully making a bootable kernel 2.6.12 from USAGI on 
>>>> SUSE Linux 10.0, I am having trouble with the
>>>> 2.6.16 and 2.6.12  versions on SUSE 10.1.
>>>>
>>>> I am specifically using usagi-linux26-s20060904.tar.bz2.
>>>>
>>>> GRUB gets to the correct kernel, but then all I get when booting is 
>>>> a blank screen.
>>>> Are there specific modules needed?
>>>>
>>>> Any assistance will be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Tim McFadden
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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