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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:11 am, David Wuertele wrote: |
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> The problem: |
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> Kernel starts to boot, then spews garbage on screen, then hangs (I |
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> don't even get a kernel oops printout). I've tried several .config |
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> permutations, all with the same problem. |
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> I'm using the new install-x86-2004.2-r1-minimal.iso with a stage1 |
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> tarball. |
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> The request: |
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> Could anyone please send me your *working* .config for |
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> linux-2.6.8-gentoo-r3? |
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Hi David, |
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I have attached a 2.6.8-r4 config (cause that's the latest gentoo-dev-sources |
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available) that I made specifically for your system, based on the info you |
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have given. |
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You will need to make sure you build the driver for the ide-controller |
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statically into your kernel (I have included via ide). |
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Also include parallel device support, and printing support if you need it, and |
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Firewire support - I have left these out. |
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I included SCSI as modules incase you want to use a usb thumb drive or cdrom |
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as a scsi device, but once again feel free to remove these if you dont' want |
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them :) |
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Not sure, but I assume the nic driver is via_rhine, which I have included as a |
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module - add to /etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2.6 or use hotplug (which you |
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prob should anyway) |
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Anyway run over it and add what you need. |
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> Even if your machine is nothing like mine, perhaps I can find some |
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> component of the kernel that you aren't using that causes mine to |
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> blow chunks. |
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> But if you have an ABIT VA-10 motherboard, PLEASE send me your |
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> working .config for ANY kernel! |
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> The machine: |
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> ABIT VA-10 motherboard |
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> VIA KM400 / VT8235 chipset |
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> VIA VT6103 10/100Mbps LAN |
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> S3 UniChrome 2D/3D Graphics |
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> AMD Barton 2500+ CPU |
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> PCI IDE controller (for extra two IDE bus) |
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> Seven 250GB drives |
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> The partitioning: |
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> /dev/hda1: / (ext3) |
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> /dev/hda2: linux auto raid |
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> /dev/hda3: swap |
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> /dev/hda4: /boot (ext3) |
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> /dev/hd{cdefgh}1: swap |
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> /dev/hd{cdefgh}2: linux auot raid |
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> raiddev /dev/md0 (reiserfs) |
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> raid-level 5 |
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> nr-raid-disks 7 |
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> nr-spare-disks 0 |
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> persistent-superblock 1 |
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> parity-algorithm left-symmetric |
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> chunk-size 32 |
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> device /dev/hda2 |
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> raid-disk 0 |
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> device /dev/hdc2 |
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> raid-disk 1 |
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> device /dev/hdd2 |
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> raid-disk 2 |
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> device /dev/hde2 |
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> raid-disk 3 |
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> device /dev/hdf2 |
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> raid-disk 4 |
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> device /dev/hdg2 |
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> raid-disk 5 |
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> device /dev/hdh2 |
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> raid-disk 6 |
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Also, some advice - I notice your raid array consists of drives hdc/d/e/f/g |
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This means you must be using master slave combinations for IDE drives - this |
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will kill your performance, even with raid5 (infact could make is SLOWER than |
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if you just had 2 drives in raid1!) |
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IDE devices should always be on a single ide channel, if possible. |
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Anyway just a thought for you - if it were me, I would buy another cheap ide |
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controller and put everything on its own channel. |
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Hope this helps anyway, |
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Chris |
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