Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo-sources-5.10.103 - will not boot
On 13/03/2022 22:26, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: On 3/13/22 14:34, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:04:59 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: On 3/13/22 13:21, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: Upgraded to: gentoo-sources-5.10.103 and kernel will not boot, not even recovery mode. I'm getting some strange looping/scrolling message on the screen: Kscan: watching read 1 fsk983s I followed standard procedure: emerge -avq =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10.103 cd /usr/src/ eselect kernel set 3 (this is: linux -> linux-5.10.103-gentoo) cd linux cp ../linux-old_kernel/.config . mount /boot/ make oldconfig make make modules_prepare make modules_install make install grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg reboot ( did the same on my other boxes and this kernel is booting OK on other installations) Solved. Please post the solution. Otherwise anyone with a similar problem searching for an answer will find only the question and a tease that it can be fixed but not telling how. Simple human error :-/ When I did: cd linux cp ../linux-old_kernel/.config . mount /boot/ make oldconfig New entries showed up. Instead of pressing "enter" I made a mistake and press "Y" several times. This enabled some feature in the new kernel that shouldn't be there; example: "CONFIG_KCSAN = y" Redoing the process just by hitting "enter" soled the problem; new kernel boot as it should. make olddefconfig will the same as oldconfig while picking the defaults, this will save on hitting enter each time. Steve
Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo-sources-5.10.103 - will not boot
On 3/13/22 14:34, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:04:59 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: On 3/13/22 13:21, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: Upgraded to: gentoo-sources-5.10.103 and kernel will not boot, not even recovery mode. I'm getting some strange looping/scrolling message on the screen: Kscan: watching read 1 fsk983s I followed standard procedure: emerge -avq =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10.103 cd /usr/src/ eselect kernel set 3 (this is: linux -> linux-5.10.103-gentoo) cd linux cp ../linux-old_kernel/.config . mount /boot/ make oldconfig make make modules_prepare make modules_install make install grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg reboot ( did the same on my other boxes and this kernel is booting OK on other installations) Solved. Please post the solution. Otherwise anyone with a similar problem searching for an answer will find only the question and a tease that it can be fixed but not telling how. Simple human error :-/ When I did: cd linux cp ../linux-old_kernel/.config . mount /boot/ make oldconfig New entries showed up. Instead of pressing "enter" I made a mistake and press "Y" several times. This enabled some feature in the new kernel that shouldn't be there; example: "CONFIG_KCSAN = y" Redoing the process just by hitting "enter" soled the problem; new kernel boot as it should.
Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo-sources-5.10.103 - will not boot
On Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:04:59 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 3/13/22 13:21, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > Upgraded to: gentoo-sources-5.10.103 > > and kernel will not boot, not even recovery mode. > > > > I'm getting some strange looping/scrolling message on the screen: > > > > Kscan: watching read 1 fsk983s > > > > I followed standard procedure: > > > > emerge -avq =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10.103 > > cd /usr/src/ > > eselect kernel set 3 (this is: linux -> linux-5.10.103-gentoo) > > cd linux > > cp ../linux-old_kernel/.config . > > mount /boot/ > > > > make oldconfig > > make > > make modules_prepare > > make modules_install > > make install > > > > grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg > > reboot > > > > ( did the same on my other boxes and this kernel is booting OK on > > other installations) > > Solved. Please post the solution. Otherwise anyone with a similar problem searching for an answer will find only the question and a tease that it can be fixed but not telling how. -- Neil Bothwick If God can't help you, how about Mr. Coffee? pgpNe5ZEnDfej.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo-sources-5.10.103 - will not boot
On 3/13/22 13:21, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: Upgraded to: gentoo-sources-5.10.103 and kernel will not boot, not even recovery mode. I'm getting some strange looping/scrolling message on the screen: Kscan: watching read 1 fsk983s I followed standard procedure: emerge -avq =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-5.10.103 cd /usr/src/ eselect kernel set 3 (this is: linux -> linux-5.10.103-gentoo) cd linux cp ../linux-old_kernel/.config . mount /boot/ make oldconfig make make modules_prepare make modules_install make install grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg reboot ( did the same on my other boxes and this kernel is booting OK on other installations) Solved.
