Re: ia64-list digest, Vol 1 #339 - 5 msgs

An example of an elilo.conf for IA64 - This has both an individual image 
for different
kernels as well as different root partitions on separate disks.
I can configure the EFI boot manager to select one of these images as 
default
so that when I type "reboot" from Linux the seem drops all the way down 
to prom
and then comes all the way back up to Linux multi-user mode without operator
interference.
Jim Martin - [email protected]
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prompt
timeout=50
relocatable
default=sgilinux

image=vmlinuz-2.4.19-sgi21r4
        label=sgilinux
        read-only
        root=/dev/xscsi/pci01.03.0-1/target2/lun0/part3
image=vmlinuz-2.4.19-sgi21r2
        label=sgileenux
        read-only
        root=/dev/xscsi/pci01.03.0-1/target1/lun0/part3
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>   2. RE: question reguarding upgrading kernel (Delaney, Pam)
>   3. RE: question reguarding upgrading kernel (Prince, Timothy C)
>   4. Jim Turner/Austin/IBM is out of the office. (Jim Turner)
>   5. RE: question reguarding upgrading kernel (Jeremy Hansen)
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> Subject:
> question reguarding upgrading kernel
> From:
> Jeremy Hansen <[email protected]>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:41:30 -0800 (PST)
> To:
> [email protected]
>
>
>I'm new to ia64 and I think like most people who get on this machine for 
>the first time as a system admin is that EVERYTHING is different.
>
>My main goal right now is to update the kernel on this machine and work 
>with efi to add the proper entry to boot from this new kernel.
>
>This machines was installed with 7.2 itanium.  I've built a new kernel, 
>found docs on doing the "make compress", etc, moved it into the same place 
>as the existing Red Hat installed kernel.
>
>My last step is to get this thing to boot with the new kernel.  I don't 
>understand the efi boot manager at all.  Any quick and dirty howtos on 
>adding and boot from a new kernel?  
>
>A side goal of this is to not mess up the machine as people need this, so 
>I want to be sure I can boot an old kernel label in this process.
>
>Thanks
>-jeremy
>
>
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> Subject:
> RE: question reguarding upgrading kernel
> From:
> "Delaney, Pam" <[email protected]>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:51:49 -0600
> To:
> "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
>
>
> ELIO behaves like a mix of GRUB and LILO.
> You can add a new boot option by editing elilo.conf.
> You can even edit elilo.conf (as with GRUB).
> elilo.conf is somewhere in /boot. I've seen it in a number
> of places but /boot/efi is typical (location is vendor/version
> specific).
>
> You can just duplicate an existing entry but put your
> new kernel information in place. Make sure you put the new kernel
> parts where they belong and create the appropriate symbolic links.
> Also, use a different label.  (You do not _need_ to have the
> kernel compressed btw).
>
> From the efi shell, you can examine the contents of elilo.conf.
> Use "edit" to edit and I think "type filename" also works.
>
> Once you are at the ELILO prompt, you can hit <enter> to boot the
> default kernel or enter the label of the kernel you wish to boot.
>
> Like GRUB, with ELILO you do not need to re-run anything after
> you have written to /boot. 
>
> As someone who has forgotten this once or twice, do not forget
> to include FAT as a valid FS.....as /boot is on a FAT partition.
>
> Cheers,
>         pamela
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeremy Hansen [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:42 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: question reguarding upgrading kernel
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm new to ia64 and I think like most people who get on this
> > machine for
> > the first time as a system admin is that EVERYTHING is different.
> >
> > My main goal right now is to update the kernel on this
> > machine and work
> > with efi to add the proper entry to boot from this new kernel.
> >
> > This machines was installed with 7.2 itanium.  I've built a
> > new kernel,
> > found docs on doing the "make compress", etc, moved it into
> > the same place
> > as the existing Red Hat installed kernel.
> >
> > My last step is to get this thing to boot with the new
> > kernel.  I don't
> > understand the efi boot manager at all.  Any quick and dirty
> > howtos on
> > adding and boot from a new kernel? 
> >
> > A side goal of this is to not mess up the machine as people
> > need this, so
> > I want to be sure I can boot an old kernel label in this process.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -jeremy
> >
> >
> >
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> Subject:
> RE: question reguarding upgrading kernel
> From:
> "Prince, Timothy C" <[email protected]>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:54:23 -0800
> To:
> <[email protected]>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeremy Hansen [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 11:42 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: question reguarding upgrading kernel
>
>
>
>I'm new to ia64 and I think like most people who get on this machine for 
>the first time as a system admin is that EVERYTHING is different.
>
>This machines was installed with 7.2 itanium.  I've built a new kernel, 
>found docs on doing the "make compress", etc, moved it into the same place 
>as the existing Red Hat installed kernel.
>
>My last step is to get this thing to boot with the new kernel.  I don't 
>understand the efi boot manager at all.  Any quick and dirty howtos on 
>adding and boot from a new kernel?  
>_____________________________________________
>That part is easy.  Hit Tab when the elilo prompt comes up, the list of available kernels is displayed, type in the one you want.
>
>No, I didn't succeed in building a working kernel from the source on my original hp-rh7.2 CD's, or finding current kernels for my box (zx6000).
>
>I agree that there are too many mysteries and too few answers available with normal support budgets.
>
>
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> Subject:
> Jim Turner/Austin/IBM is out of the office.
> From:
> "Jim Turner" <[email protected]>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:35:12 -0500
> To:
> [email protected]
>
>
>I will be out of the office starting March 20, 2003 and will not return
>until March 24, 2003.
>
>I will respond to your message when I return.
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> Subject:
> RE: question reguarding upgrading kernel
> From:
> Jeremy Hansen <[email protected]>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:56:21 -0800 (PST)
> To:
> "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
>
>
>Thanks for your help.  My big confusion was the menu *before* the actual 
>elilo label list.  I was trying to find some way to add a menu option, but 
>it turns out that initial menu doesn't even matter.  I hit enter at the 
>menu on the "Red Hat Linux" option and was then was taken to the ELILO: 
>prompt, which my new entry in elilo.conf was available.  That's all I 
>needed.
>
>Thanks!
>-jeremy
>
>On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Delaney, Pam wrote:
>
>  
>
>>ELIO behaves like a mix of GRUB and LILO.
>>You can add a new boot option by editing elilo.conf.
>>You can even edit elilo.conf (as with GRUB).
>>elilo.conf is somewhere in /boot. I've seen it in a number
>>of places but /boot/efi is typical (location is vendor/version
>>specific).
>>
>>You can just duplicate an existing entry but put your
>>new kernel information in place. Make sure you put the new kernel
>>parts where they belong and create the appropriate symbolic links.
>>Also, use a different label.  (You do not _need_ to have the 
>>kernel compressed btw).
>>
>>>From the efi shell, you can examine the contents of elilo.conf.
>>Use "edit" to edit and I think "type filename" also works.
>>
>>Once you are at the ELILO prompt, you can hit <enter> to boot the
>>default kernel or enter the label of the kernel you wish to boot.
>>
>>Like GRUB, with ELILO you do not need to re-run anything after
>>you have written to /boot.  
>>
>>As someone who has forgotten this once or twice, do not forget
>>to include FAT as a valid FS.....as /boot is on a FAT partition.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>	pamela
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jeremy Hansen [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:42 PM
>>>To: [email protected]
>>>Subject: question reguarding upgrading kernel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm new to ia64 and I think like most people who get on this 
>>>machine for 
>>>the first time as a system admin is that EVERYTHING is different.
>>>
>>>My main goal right now is to update the kernel on this 
>>>machine and work 
>>>with efi to add the proper entry to boot from this new kernel.
>>>
>>>This machines was installed with 7.2 itanium.  I've built a 
>>>new kernel, 
>>>found docs on doing the "make compress", etc, moved it into 
>>>the same place 
>>>as the existing Red Hat installed kernel.
>>>
>>>My last step is to get this thing to boot with the new 
>>>kernel.  I don't 
>>>understand the efi boot manager at all.  Any quick and dirty 
>>>howtos on 
>>>adding and boot from a new kernel?  
>>>
>>>A side goal of this is to not mess up the machine as people 
>>>need this, so 
>>>I want to be sure I can boot an old kernel label in this process.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>-jeremy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>ia64-list mailing list
>>>[email protected]
>>>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ia64-list
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