Re: [gentoo-user] Can't boot Compaq Proliant 1600

[Dale]

Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net> wrote:
>
>> Daniel da Veiga wrote:
>>  >
>>  > Tell me about it, gotta drag this old machine all the way up to the
>>  > forth floor. It was an inexpensive choice for a file server, and I was
>>  > happy to see the Gentoo Minimal CD booting (cause then I was sure it
>>  > would work).
>>  >
>>  > Anyway, I had to go (I'm on the road right now) and left it compiling
>>  > a new kernel (manually this time), that I'll test tomorrow.
>>  >
>>  > Is there any way to copy the LiveCD kernel and initrd so I can boot
>>  > the EXACT kernel the CD is using? This way I can troubleshoot this
>>  > damn thing without a LiveCD and chroot every 5 minutes...
>>  >
>>
>>  There may be a way to copy those setting and such but I'm not sure how.
>>  If Knoppix can do it there has to be a way.  I read you can put Knoppix
>>  on a hard drive too.
>>
>>  I can say one thing about the server, it has great cooling for a old
>>  rig.  I think they made it big and heavy so the fans would not push it
>>  across the floor.  LOL
>>
>>  I wonder if I can copy that to the floppy?  I think the floppy works.
>>  I'll check on that in a little bit.  May save me from dragging that
>>  thing in the house.
>>
>>
>
> Well, thanks for the help guys.
> When installing, I used the config from the LiveCD to build my own. It
> seems that, somehow along the way (probably oldconfig?!) some serious
> support was removed or marked as module. I mean the console support...
> I'm pretty sure I didn't messed up with that part, and still, it
> wasn't there. Well, 7 hours wasted on this, gosh...
>
> Thanks again.
>
>

Just to clarify, you can boot from the hard drive and it is working now?

Dale

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