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From: Hans <linux@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel upgrade from 4.1.12 to 4.4.6 hangs without writing logs.
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:24:16
Message-Id: 5722009F.4020209@c5ace.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel upgrade from 4.1.12 to 4.4.6 hangs without writing logs. by "J. Roeleveld"
1 On 27/04/16 21:33, J. Roeleveld wrote:
2 > On April 27, 2016 12:59:18 PM GMT+02:00, Hans <linux@×××××.com> wrote:
3 >> Tried to upgrade the kernels of my desktop and notebook fron kernel
4 >> 4.1.12 upgrade to 4.4.6. Both systems freeze during booting with 4.4.6.
5 >>
6 >> No dmsg, No messages logs. Previous kernel upgrades always worked
7 >> smooth
8 >> as silk.
9 >>
10 >> Using: OpenRC, eudev, Xfce,
11 >>
12 >> Desktop configration:
13 >> Genkernel with /etc/genkernel.conf additional options:
14 >> MENUCONFIG="yes"
15 >> MAKEOPTS="-j5"
16 >> MDADM="yes"
17 >> MDADM_CONFIG="/etc/mdadm.conf"
18 >> DISKLABEL="yes"
19 >> KNAME="genkernel-G_ROOT"
20 >>
21 >> Boot: Grub-static
22 >> grub.conf:
23 >> title PROXY-64 domdadm LABEL=G_ROOT Gentoo Linux 4.4.6-gentoo
24 >> root (hd0,0)
25 >> kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-G_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo net.ifnames=0
26 >> root=/dev/ram0 domdadm real_root=LABEL=G_ROOT
27 >> initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-G_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo
28 >>
29 >> No error reported in genkernel.log
30 >> ------------------
31 >>
32 >> Notebook configration:
33 >> Genkernel with /etc/genkernel.conf additional options:
34 >> MENUCONFIG="yes"
35 >> MAKEOPTS="-j5"
36 >> DISKLABEL="yes"
37 >> KNAME="genkernel-HP_ROOT"
38 >>
39 >> Boot: Grub-static
40 >> grub.conf:
41 >> title PROXY-64 domdadm LABEL=HP_ROOT Gentoo Linux 4.4.6-gentoo
42 >> root (hd0,0)
43 >> kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-HP_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo net.ifnames=0
44 >>
45 >> root=/dev/ram0 real_root=LABEL=HP_ROOT
46 >> initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-HP_ROOT-x86_64-4.4.6-gentoo
47 >>
48 >> No error reported in genkernel.log
49 >> -------------------
50 >
51 > Why are you specifying root=/dev/ram0?
52 >
53 > Modern kernels use initramfs and you normally specify the real root device there.
54 >
55 "root=/dev/ram0" is a leftover from the original installation from a
56 long time ago. Removing it makes no difference.
57
58 Am at the moment making a new test installation in VirtualBox. So far
59 its working with kernel 4.4.6. If Xfce works tomorrow, it's either a
60 configuration or driver problem. I will then do a re-install of Gentoo
61 on my desktop and the notebook using a external drive.

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