Stock 2.2.14 won't boot

Stock 2.2.14 won't boot

[Michael R. Zucca]

I've compiled a stock (ftp.us.kernel.org) 2.2.14 with different stuff in
and out. While it seems to compile just fine I can't seem to get it to boot.

I'm using a PowerCenter 132 (604e@133MHz). Booting with BootX 1.1.1.

The same config works great with the yellowdog 2.2.6 kernel.

What, if anything am I doing wrong?

P.S. if the solution is to just "download the latest kernel using anon CVS
from vger" please let me know how to do that. I'm not a CVS user. Clearcase
is good, though :-)

Thanks folks!


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 Michael Zucca - mrz5149@acm.org - http://www.mdc.net/~mrz5149/
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Re: Stock 2.2.14 won't boot

[Nelson Abramson]

"Michael R. Zucca" wrote:

> I've compiled a stock (ftp.us.kernel.org) 2.2.14 with different stuff in
> and out. While it seems to compile just fine I can't seem to get it to boot.
>

Do you get any make errors?  What fails during boot..?  What are you
configuring into the kernel that is causing it to fail...?

--Nelson Abramson


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Re: Stock 2.2.14 won't boot

[Michael R. Zucca]

At 8:09 AM -0500 1/22/00, Nelson Abramson wrote:
>"Michael R. Zucca" wrote:
>
>> I've compiled a stock (ftp.us.kernel.org) 2.2.14 with different stuff in
>> and out. While it seems to compile just fine I can't seem to get it to boot.
>>
>
>Do you get any make errors?

No errors during make, otherwise I wouldn't have a kernel to boot :-)

>What fails during boot..?

BootX switches to the black screen where it informs me of the kernel
version and a few address offsets (like video address, etc.) All of this is
normal. It just hangs there and doesn't progress.

>What are you
>configuring into the kernel that is causing it to fail...?

Nothing especially spectacular. 604, PowerMac, ati framebuffer, bootX
console support, pmac serial support, pmac floppy support, vga console,
mace ethernet, adaptec PCI scsi support, internal SCSI support (53C support
not the other kind), DMA sound for awacs, some file systems, PPP, etc.

I'm not compiling in anything I haven't in past versions.

I am booting off of a drive attached to the PCI scsi card but that
shouldn't matter as this works fine from older kernels.

____________________________________________________________________
 Michael Zucca - mrz5149@acm.org - http://www.mdc.net/~mrz5149/
 "I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose Freewill. "
  --Rush, Freewill
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Re: Stock 2.2.14 won't boot

[Nelson Abramson]

"Michael R. Zucca" wrote:

> No errors during make, otherwise I wouldn't have a kernel to boot :-)
>

Good call :)

>
> >What fails during boot..?
>
> BootX switches to the black screen where it informs me of the kernel
> version and a few address offsets (like video address, etc.) All of this is
> normal. It just hangs there and doesn't progress.
>

Okay, well, I might work backwards, see what is the last thing that gets outputed,
and try either disabling that, or whatever would come next...

>
> >What are you
> >configuring into the kernel that is causing it to fail...?
>
> Nothing especially spectacular. 604, PowerMac, ati framebuffer, bootX
> console support, pmac serial support, pmac floppy support, vga console,
> mace ethernet, adaptec PCI scsi support, internal SCSI support (53C support
> not the other kind), DMA sound for awacs, some file systems, PPP, etc.
>

I might make sure that you don't have multiple things compiled for the same
support (eg. powermac floppy support, atapi floppy support and pc floppy
support...)

>
> I'm not compiling in anything I haven't in past versions.
>
> I am booting off of a drive attached to the PCI scsi card but that
> shouldn't matter as this works fine from older kernels.
>

<drawing a blank>

HTH
--Nelson Abramson

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