Re: Can't boot a 2.6 kernel..

Gene Heskett
2004-01-29T21:32:25Z

On Thursday 29 January 2004 15:53, Thomas Davis wrote:
>Not it.
>
>#
># Processor type and features
>#
>CONFIG_X86_PC=y
># CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER is not set
># CONFIG_X86_NUMAQ is not set
># CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT is not set
># CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP is not set
># CONFIG_X86_VISWS is not set
># CONFIG_X86_GENERICARCH is not set
># CONFIG_X86_ES7000 is not set
>CONFIG_M386=y <-- pretty old hardware???
># CONFIG_M486 is not set
># CONFIG_M586 is not set
># CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
># CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
># CONFIG_M686 is not set
># CONFIG_MPENTIUMII is not set
># CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII is not set
># CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 is not set
># CONFIG_MK6 is not set
># CONFIG_MK7 is not set
># CONFIG_MK8 is not set
># CONFIG_MELAN is not set
># CONFIG_MCRUSOE is not set
># CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6 is not set
># CONFIG_MWINCHIP2 is not set
># CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D is not set
># CONFIG_MCYRIXIII is not set
># CONFIG_MVIAC3_2 is not set
>CONFIG_X86_GENERIC=y <---
I'm running on an old athlon, (MK7 above) and I do not have the above
option set.
I'm also working "stably" on 2.6.2-rc2-mm1.
>CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=7
>CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK=y
>CONFIG_X86_PPRO_FENCE=y
>CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG=y
>CONFIG_X86_INTEL_USERCOPY=y
>CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
># CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC is not set
>CONFIG_SMP=y
>CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
>CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
>CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
>CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
>CONFIG_X86_MCE=y
>CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL=y
>CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL=y
>CONFIG_TOSHIBA=m
>CONFIG_I8K=m
>CONFIG_MICROCODE=m
>CONFIG_X86_MSR=m
>CONFIG_X86_CPUID=m
>CONFIG_EDD=m
>CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y
># CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
># CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
>CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION=y
>CONFIG_MTRR=y
>CONFIG_EFI=y
>CONFIG_BOOT_IOREMAP=y
>
>next.
>
>Burton Windle wrote:
>> What about CPU selection? Compiling for a P4 when you have a P2
>> will cause the same symptom.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Burton Windle bwindle@fint.org
>>
>> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Thomas Davis wrote:
>>>Erik Mouw wrote:
>>>>On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 11:18:09AM -0800, Thomas Davis wrote:
>>>>>Ok, I'm trying to get a 2.6 kernel to boot on my desktop here at
>>>>> work.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have tried 3 different kernels - 2.6.1, 2.6.2rc1, and arjanv's
>>>>> 2.6.1 kernel.
>>>>>
>>>>>After the grub prompt, I get the grub kernel description, and
>>>>> then..
>>>>>
>>>>>Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch.
>>>>>
>>>>>2.4 kernels boot and works fine; I've attached the dmesg output
>>>>> of one of it's boots.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas on what to try?
>>>>
>>>>I hope you read the post-halloween document, especially the part
>>>> about "Known gotchas"? See
>>>> http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txt
>>>
>>>Not it.
>>>
>>>[root@lanshark linux-2.6.1]# egrep
>>> CONFIG_VGA\|CONFIG_INPUT\|CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE\|CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE
>>> .config CONFIG_INPUT=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_X=240
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_Y=320
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_JOYSTICK=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDUMP=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=m
>>>CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT=m
>>>CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
>>>CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
>>>
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