Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
gt; Yes. You need to compile the drivers for your hard disc, hard disc controller gt; and root filesystem into the kernel, not as modules. Otherwise the kernel gt; can't access the hardware to load the drivers it needs. While it is easy to find the kernel configuration entry for ext3 it is not so easy to find the one for my disk controller. I used some hardware detection tools to grab the information about my hardware. It shows the following information about my IDE controller: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; description: IDE interface nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; product: 82801BA IDE U100 Controller nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; vendor: Intel Corporation nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; physical id: 1f.1 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:00:1f.1 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; version: 05 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; width: 32 bits nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; clock: 33MHz nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; capabilities: ide bus_master nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; configuration: driver=PIIX_IDE latency=0 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BA IDE U100 Controller (rev 05) What kernel configuration should I set up for my controller. I cannot see the PIIX_IDE in my kernel. The best option for me would be to compile the kernel with everything build-in. Then to run a tool that generates the minimal kernel configuration for my system. Compile the kernel again with my minimal kernel .config file and start using it. Is it possible ? If so how can I do that ? thanks for help
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:12:39 -0700 (PDT), Pawel K wrote: What kernel configuration should I set up for my controller. I cannot see the PIIX_IDE in my kernel. Try ATA_PIIX. Type /piix while in make menuconfig to see the possibilities. -- Neil Bothwick Everybody needs a little love sometime; stop hacking and fall in love! signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
Hi, On Mon, 2008-06-02 at 02:12 -0700, Pawel K wrote: What kernel configuration should I set up for my controller. I cannot see the PIIX_IDE in my kernel. The best option for me would be to compile the kernel with everything build-in. Then to run a tool that generates the minimal kernel configuration for my system. Compile the kernel again with my minimal kernel .config file and start using it. No, too complicated! Is it possible ? If so how can I do that ? thanks for help don't change everything at once! You risk jumping from a non-working solution to a non-working solution, then giving up! Just try the couple of options suggested - you'll probably get it working soon. hth, -- Iain Buchanan iaindb at netspace dot net dot au I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble. -- Augustus Caesar -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:59:10 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: don't change everything at once! You risk jumping from a non-working solution to a non-working solution, then giving up! Just try the couple of options suggested - you'll probably get it working soon. If that doesn't work, enable them all and then remove a few at a time until it stops working. You can then boot from a working kernel by using vmlinuz.old, provided you install kernels with make install. -- Neil Bothwick Computer apathy error: don't bother striking any key. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
Hello How can I force Gentoo to detect hardware at boot time. Is it enough to compile the kernel with automatic module loading option ? or should I install additional tools e.g. kudzu ? thanks for help
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Pawel K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello How can I force Gentoo to detect hardware at boot time. Is it enough to compile the kernel with automatic module loading option ? or should I install additional tools e.g. kudzu ? thanks for help udev and the automatic module loading option should be sufficient, given that you have all of the proper modules compiled. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
I compiled the kernel with all modules: make allmodconfig make make modules_install I have udev running on my machine since more than a year. I created the following section in grub.conf: title vanilla-all-modules root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-all-modules root=/dev/hda1 The kernel is unable to mount my ext3 root filesystem. It shows the following message: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0). (hd0,0) is correct since I copied it from my daily grub section. I have ext3.ko in the following path: /lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem. Thanks in advance Andrey Falko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Pawel K wrote: Hello How can I force Gentoo to detect hardware at boot time. Is it enough to compile the kernel with automatic module loading option ? or should I install additional tools e.g. kudzu ? thanks for help udev and the automatic module loading option should be sufficient, given that you have all of the proper modules compiled. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
Pawel K wrote: I compiled the kernel with all modules: make allmodconfig make make modules_install I have udev running on my machine since more than a year. I created the following section in grub.conf: title vanilla-all-modules root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-all-modules root=/dev/hda1 The kernel is unable to mount my ext3 root filesystem. It shows the following message: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0). (hd0,0) is correct since I copied it from my daily grub section. I have ext3.ko in the following path: /lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem. Thanks in advance *//* /*make allmodconfig will make everything it can as a module, including the filesystems.you need the ext3 built in to mount the root filesystem. my advise would be to make menuconfig after you have done make all config, and change the ext3 from mto * (i.e. built in, not modular), then make make modules_install */
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
On Thursday 29 May 2008, Pawel K wrote: I compiled the kernel with all modules: make allmodconfig make make modules_install I have udev running on my machine since more than a year. I created the following section in grub.conf: title vanilla-all-modules root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-all-modules root=/dev/hda1 The kernel is unable to mount my ext3 root filesystem. It shows the following message: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0). (hd0,0) is correct since I copied it from my daily grub section. I have ext3.ko in the following path: /lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem. The driver for the root filesystem must be built into the kernel (not as a module) unless you use an initramfs that loads the modul before the kernel/init take over. Uwe -- Ignorance killed the cat, sir, curiosity was framed! -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
on Thursday 05/29/2008 Pawel K([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote I compiled the kernel with all modules: make allmodconfig make make modules_install I have udev running on my machine since more than a year. I created the following section in grub.conf: title vanilla-all-modules root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-all-modules root=/dev/hda1 The kernel is unable to mount my ext3 root filesystem. It shows the following message: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0). (hd0,0) is correct since I copied it from my daily grub section. I have ext3.ko in the following path: /lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem. You need an initrd as well and I did not see one in your grub stanza -- if you generated one, put it in /boot and in the stanza, otherwise be sure to generate one using genkernel. Hope this helps. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
Pawel K [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit: Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem. genkernel ? -- Nicolas Sebrecht -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] hardware autodetection at boot
Am Donnerstag, 29. Mai 2008 schrieb Pawel K: I compiled the kernel with all modules: make allmodconfig make make modules_install I have udev running on my machine since more than a year. I created the following section in grub.conf: title vanilla-all-modules root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/kernel-all-modules root=/dev/hda1 The kernel is unable to mount my ext3 root filesystem. It shows the following message: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0). (hd0,0) is correct since I copied it from my daily grub section. I have ext3.ko in the following path: /lib/modules/2.6.24.3/kernel/fs/ext3/ext3.ko Could you give me some indications of how to solve this problem. Yes. You need to compile the drivers for your hard disc, hard disc controller and root filesystem into the kernel, not as modules. Otherwise the kernel can't access the hardware to load the drivers it needs. HTH... Dirk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
