[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've posted two horribly long configs here: http://www.jtan.com/~/reader/massive/ Sorry.. I screwed up the url. It should be: http://www.jtan.com/~reader/massive/ (no leading diag line before `reader') The page lists both the working 2.6.24-r8 working config and the 2.6.27-r5 non-working I hope someone with a similar vmware running gentoo on winXP can see what I've left out. Or maybe just supply a working config for 2.6.27*.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've posted two horribly long configs here: http://www.jtan.com/~/reader/massive/ Sorry.. I screwed up the url. It should be: http://www.jtan.com/~reader/massive/ (no leading diag line before `reader') The page lists both the working 2.6.24-r8 working config and the 2.6.27-r5 non-working I hope someone with a similar vmware running gentoo on winXP can see what I've left out. Or maybe just supply a working config for 2.6.27*. I will be no real help but I run the rt-sources kernel from the pro-audio overlay. (Not vmware - just a normal Gentoo machine) I have run a 2.6.24-rt version for a long time and it runs great. I recently tried the 2.6.27-rt version and I had to give up on it. It has problems for me on a normal box. I haven't paid any attention to what's going on with the kernel recently but I had to drop 2.6.26 and 2.6.26 in favor of 2.6.24. - Mark
[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be no real help but I run the rt-sources kernel from the pro-audio overlay. (Not vmware - just a normal Gentoo machine) I have run a 2.6.24-rt version for a long time and it runs great. I recently tried the 2.6.27-rt version and I had to give up on it. It has problems for me on a normal box. I haven't paid any attention to what's going on with the kernel recently but I had to drop 2.6.26 and 2.6.26 in favor of 2.6.24. Thanks for the input... I have 2.6.27-4 running ok on at least 2 other machines so I guess it works ok on normal machines. I suspect its some little twit thing I keep overlooking.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark Knecht [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be no real help but I run the rt-sources kernel from the pro-audio overlay. (Not vmware - just a normal Gentoo machine) I have run a 2.6.24-rt version for a long time and it runs great. I recently tried the 2.6.27-rt version and I had to give up on it. It has problems for me on a normal box. I haven't paid any attention to what's going on with the kernel recently but I had to drop 2.6.26 and 2.6.26 in favor of 2.6.24. Thanks for the input... I have 2.6.27-4 running ok on at least 2 other machines so I guess it works ok on normal machines. I suspect its some little twit thing I keep overlooking. My big issue so far with the 2.6.27-rt kernel is something having to do with clocks. When booting it doesn't find the clock hardware I guess, complains that it's not there, suggests lots of files have dates in the future - that whole mess. However once it's booted to the point where I can get control the clocks are working fine. I don't know what to fix with that. I'm also seeing some very strange delays with X. I get a GDM log-in, then it disappears for 20 seconds, then it comes back. I haven't had time to report it to the rt-kernel list. - Mark
[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
John J. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 12:56:39PM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: I've been monkeying around with a vmware appliance of gentoo.2008.0 from July. Downloaded from bagvapp.com. It fired right up inside vmware running on winXP with no problems. But now updating I'm finding I cannot get a newer kernel compiled that will boot. The original kernel is 2.6.24-r8 and boot just fine. I attempted to compile a somewhat leaner meaner version. It appears the original was a `genkernel' creation. I paid close attention to SCSI settings in the original and any other settings having to do with disks. However my attempts consistently break out with the message: /dev/sda3 is an invalid device Try appending noapic (without the quotes, of course) to your kernel line in grub.conf. Doesn't make any difference here. I was having the same issues. So you are running gentoo inside a vmware on winXP? Can you send your /usr/src/*2.6.27-r4/.config? That is my real email address in the from field. Maybe I can find whats different .. if anything between mine and yours.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 08:56:06PM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: John J. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 12:56:39PM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: However my attempts consistently break out with the message: /dev/sda3 is an invalid device Try appending noapic (without the quotes, of course) to your kernel line in grub.conf. Doesn't make any difference here. I was having the same issues. So you are running gentoo inside a vmware on winXP? Yeah, running 2.6.23-gentoo-r9 in vmplayer on XP. I was getting the same error till I read somewhere about trying the noapic option. Fired right up. Here's my grub.conf entry for the kernel in case it helps. title Gentoo Linux 2.6.23-r9 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.23-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/sda3 noapic If you'd like the .config even though it's a different kernel, just say so. festus -- I just want to break even. pgpVMVUgM5oIo.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] gentoo vmware guest on winXP
John J. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah, running 2.6.23-gentoo-r9 in vmplayer on XP. I was getting the same error till I read somewhere about trying the noapic option. Fired right up. Here's my grub.conf entry for the kernel in case it helps. title Gentoo Linux 2.6.23-r9 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.23-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/sda3 noapic Thanks... that addition doesn't help me here but as you've seen I'm trying to run 2.6.27*. Something I found on line may help you at some point... in the same way you've used noapic some users have found doscsi to be helpful. From what I remember it causes any scsi scanning or loading to proceed earlier. If you'd like the .config even though it's a different kernel, just say so. No, I have earlier kernels working 2.6.24-r8, but thanks for the offer. I just want to upgrade but there is really nothing I'm after in a newer kernel. However I would like to know if there is some change since 2.6.24 that is making it so difficult to get a working config for 2.6.27* because at some point I will need to upgrade. I've successfully updated all other software on the vmware guest.
