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On Wednesday 02 December 2009 20:52:35 BRM wrote: |
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> ----- Original Message ---- |
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> From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> |
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> > 2009/12/2 BRM <bm_witness@×××××.com>: |
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> > > I'm still working to get my laptop back up; I have one more thing to |
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> > > try. Presently, I am having a problem with the compiling a |
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> > > 2.6.30-gentoo-r8 kernel that actually works. It might be a processor |
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> > > issue - linux reports it as a Pentium M which is what I have selected |
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> > > during 'make menuconfig', but the the grub keeps reporting that it is |
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> > > not a recognized format or something to that effect, so it won't load |
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> > > it. Questions: |
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> > > 1) I am using the Gentoo 2007.0 LiveCD to boot with, then chroot'ing |
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> > > into my installation to build the kernel. I shouldn't need a newer |
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> > > LiveCD, correct? |
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> > Correct as long as it recognise your hardware. |
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> Thanks. |
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> > > 2) Grub doesn't need to be re-run (e.g. running the grub prompt and |
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> > > going through the install procedure) after changes to the menu file, |
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> > > correct? |
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> > Correct, assuming you have installed GRUB correctly in the first instance |
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> Thanks |
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> > - which makes me ask: |
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> > What is your exact error message? |
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> I'll post that tonight. |
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> ----- Original Message ---- |
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> From: Marcus Wanner <marcusw@×××.net> |
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> > I got that error when I copied the wrong kernel image to /boot, make |
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> > sure you are copying the one detailed in the gentoo handbook (chapter 7, |
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> > I think). |
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> The last kernel I copied in I copied the file specified by the kernel's |
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> README: arch/<arch>/boot/bzImage - <arch> being x86. |
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> Though according to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-config.xml it |
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> should be arch/i386/boot/bzImage...not sure which is right off hand. Will |
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> check into it tonight. |
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After you finish compiling your kernel scroll up a few lines and you should |
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see something like: |
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arch/x86/boot/bzImage completed |
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(I'm going from memory here) - this is what you want to copy into /boot/ |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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