I already had kernel-source-2.2.13-7mdk.i586.rpm installed, but I
re-installed it to make sure. I'm able to configure, build and install the
kernel just fine but it isn't booting. I've looked for .config files (even
using find / -name .config) and this source package doesn't seem to include
the .config used to make kernel-2.2.13-7mdk (actually it doesn't include any
.config files - one doesn't get created until you make config the first
time).
However, according to the reply, the sources should have been put in
/usr/src/RPM/SOURCES. This directory is empty on my system and everything
is in /usr/src/llinux. So, maybe I'm installing the wrong rpm. Any ideas?
Alternatively, does anybody have any suggestions on debugging this? I'm a
veteran C/C++ programmer so I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. The
messages fly by so fast that I can't see whats going on, and ctrl-s, ctrl-c,
ctrl-break etc won't stop it. However, if you stare at it long enough you
can pick out something about a modprobe failing, apparently in an infinite
loop.
I think this is before the file system is mounted, as nothing is written
into the logs about this. In fact I suspect it is hanging somewhere in the
ide driver. I have tried all the ide-related options including dma/no dma,
workarounds for the buggy chipsets etc. It appears my chipset is some PIIX
something or other, the motherboard is an Asus P2-99. The default install
though is working fine.
I'm new to linux and don't understand all the kernel boot options. Is it
possible the installer detected some setting on my system and added some
parameters to the ide driver? If so how would I know this?
Thanks for the help,
Eric Solberg
> > I didn't find any info on the newbie list, so pardon the posting here:
> >
> > Are the config files available for the kernels installed with Mandrake
6.1?
> > I've been customizing a kernel and it is crashing, so I'd like to start
from
> > a known working config. Is it documented somewhere what features are
> > enabled in the installed kernels?
>
> Check your mailbox (or wait for the incoming message). I replied to
> this question either yesterday morning or evening. It's just a matter
> of installing the kernel's source package, changing to
> /usr/src/RPM/SOURCE, and grabbing the configuration files you're
> interested in.
>
