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+ | ====== Kernel_problems ====== | ||
+ | River is currently booting off a PATA disk connected to a JMicron PATA controller. | ||
+ | The current kernel is a hand-rolled 2.6.26-gentoo-r4, | ||
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+ | The JMicron controller is picked up last, behind four LVM disks, and one new system disk, so appears as < | ||
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+ | ===== Building a new kernel for the current OS ===== | ||
+ | The following kernel sources are installed | ||
+ | * 2.6.28-gentoo-r1 | ||
+ | * 2.6.27-gentoo-r2 | ||
+ | * 2.6.26-gentoo-r4 | ||
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+ | Using genkernel, with the default configuration and additional support for nl80211 wireless | ||
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+ | ==== kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.28-gentoo-r1 ==== | ||
+ | When used to boot the current OS: | ||
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+ | One or more critical startup scripts failed to start! | ||
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+ | One or more critical startup scripts failed to start! | ||
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+ | When used to boot the new OS: | ||
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+ | ... | ||
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+ | ===== Building a new OS ===== | ||
+ | ==== kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.28-gentoo-r1 ==== | ||
+ | When used to boot the new OS | ||
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+ | Looks like it doesn' | ||
+ | Also get lots of errors pertaining to ext3. Possibly a corrupt filesystem. | ||
+ | Could try rebuilding base OS in VMware - maybe river' | ||
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+ | When used to boot the current OS (on a whim) | ||
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+ | Block device /dev/sdf2 is not a valid root device... | ||
+ | Could not find the root block device in . | ||
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+ | Because the kernel picks up the JMicron controller first. The boot device is now < | ||
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+ | ===== Building yet another OS in vmware ===== | ||
+ | While attempting to rebuild the OS again in VMware, the following errors were encountered. The physical disk < | ||
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+ | {{wiki: |