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On 7/17/07, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> This must have been the first time in many years that I cannot boot a |
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> kernel. |
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> I mean I cannot boot it at all! It just spins the disk at Booting |
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> kernel . . . |
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> Since I built this from a 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 .config file using make |
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> oldconfig, |
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> so I am not sure what's gone wrong. The only relevant change that I |
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> was setting the ACPI for IDE module which I have unset since, but it still |
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> will not boot. |
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> Any ideas? |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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Hi Mick. From what I understand, using oldconfig for major version changes |
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(.20 -> .21) is a bad idea. Here's what I did. It may be slow and stupid |
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but it worked like a charm. |
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Open two root terminals and navigate one to /usr/src/linux (which should be |
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symlinked to your new sources) and navigate the other to /usr/src/linux- |
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2.6.20-gentoo-r8. |
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Run make menuconfig in both terminals. The root terminal that is in |
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/usr/src/linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8 will display your config for your old |
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kernel. You'll be able to compare your old configuration to the new one |
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graphically by simply comparing the menus in the root terminals that you |
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have side by side. Well, I used a new tab within xterm, same thing I guess. |
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LIke I said, maybe slow and stupid, but it worksforme. :) |
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Billy Wayne |
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#end_transmission# |
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#earth_creature# |