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To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 boots only older kernel
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 01:24:40
Message-Id: 537AAFC6.4070003@tampabay.rr.com
1 On 05/19/14 19:00, wraeth wrote:
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5 > On 20/05/14 05:26, James wrote:
6 >> Hello,
7 >
8 > Greetings :-)
9 >
10 >> I even copied of the .config file from 3.13.6 to 3.14.4, answered the
11 >> questions and issued:
12 >
13 > By "answered the questions" can I assume this to mean `make oldconfig`?
14 >
15 >> make && make modules_install cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage
16 >> /boot/kernel-3.14.4-gentoo cp System.map /boot/System.map-3.14.4-gentoo cp
17 >> .config /boot/config-3.14.4-gentoo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
18 >
19 > This looks fine.
20 >
21 >> GRUB_DEFAULT=kernel-3.14.4-gentoo GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=3 GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
22 >> GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=true
23 >
24 > This also looks fine
25 >
26 >> I need ideas as where to look, what to fix to get a newer kernel booting
27 >> from grub2. Not any changes since 3.13 series was first used: (3.13.1)
28 >> Note this problem started with kernel 3.13.7-gentoo and has persisted
29 >> through 3.14.4. I have even diff the .config files [1]
30 >
31 > For anyone to give you a useful answer, we would need more detailed
32 > information about your specific issue - for example:
33 >
34 > - - how far through the boot process does the "broken" kernel get?
35 > - - Are there any error messages or stack traces?
36 > - - Is there any display at all?
37 > - - What is the kernel cmdline used to boot the kernel?
38 > - - Do you use an initramfs?
39
40 It never tries to boot. Grub just sits there withe phrase (did not copy
41 it down) where it says what version it will boot on the screen
42 and it does nothing (locked up?) I have to <cntl><alt><del> or push
43 a manual reset. It never tries to load the kernel. Does not matter if
44 I try a 3.13.7 or 3.14.x, I've rebuilt them quite a few times and did
45 all the grub2 steps, but none of the newer kernels will boot.
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47 Nothing was done to the bios. The only change was to get rid of ATI
48 Frame buffer support as suggested upon a recent update:
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50 * Checking for suitable kernel configuration options...
51 * CONFIG_FB_RADEON: should not be set. But it is.
52 * Please check to make sure these options are set correctly.
53 * Failure to do so may cause unexpected problems.
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58 James

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Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 boots only older kernel thegeezer@×××××××××.net
Re: [gentoo-user] grub2 boots only older kernel Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>