severity 483601 normal thanks On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 06:58:12AM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > > > I built a kernel for my alpha and noticed it wouldn't boot (It was > > > cross-compiled, but I doubt that makes a difference)
> > > Using readelf -h, my kernel has 2 program headers. Aboot will not boot > > > these files. > > > I also have linux-image-2.6.24-1-alpha-generic_2.6.24-7_alpha.deb > > > installed > > > on my alpha. This kernel also does not boot. > > > There was apparently a change between kernel v2.6.22 and v2.6.23 in the > > > vmlinux.lds.S that specifies 2 program headers. I modified my ld script > > > to > > > specify 1 header. The system did boot with this modification. > > > Either aboot needs to cope with this or the kernel should be fixed. > > What needs to happen is that you need to install the boot block from aboot > > 1.0~pre20040408-2 to your hard drive. You appear to have upgraded from > > etch, and bootloader packages don't automatically install new boot blocks > > when they're upgraded. > This was a fresh install of sid. I ran swriteboot after I installed this > version of aboot. Ok, then it appears this is a problem specific to your cross-compiled kernel, since this version of aboot works just fine with the 2.6.24 kernels in the archive. Downgrading the severity, thanks. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
