On Thu, 2006-08-10 at 11:58 -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Thu, Aug 10, 2006 at 11:02:41AM -0400, Bill Ranck wrote: > > I am still trying to get a 64bit smp kernel working on my Dell > > system. I have installed and successfully run 2.6.12-1-amd64-generic. > > > Any pointers or help will be greatly appreciated. I tried all of the > > stuff people suggested the last time, at least to the best of my > > understanding of them. > > The closest I can find is the linux-image-2.6.12 source package on > snapshots.debian.org. > > http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2005/09/28/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/ > > Latest version in there is 2.6.12-10, for which you can find the > .orig.tar.gz, the diff.gz and the dsc. That should be able to be > compiled given a proper .config file.
Thanks for the help so far. I have gotten the source files and used the current config as a starting point (it was in /boot as expected). I have compiled the kernel several times, all to no avail. The system fails on bootup with something that looks like I need to do *something* with mkinitrd, but I'm unsure of what. The last few messages before kernel panic are: RAMDISK: cramfs filesystem found at block 0 RAMDISK: Loading 4660KiB [1 disk] in ram disk done UDF-fs: No partition found(1) kernel panic - not syncing: UFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown- block (0,0) The above is transcribed by hand, so there may be a typo or two. I tried using the old initrd, and I tried running mkinitrd (though I think I'm missing some key factor there) but consistently get these messages until I go back to the old kernel. I feel like I'm making progress, but missing something minor. Anyone have any pointers? Even pointers to a more appropriate forum ;-) -- Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va. 540-231-3951 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
