At 23:24 3/05/2002, Eric Wolzak wrote: Your absolutetely right, and that is where it should go and will fix my problem, I only have create a /dev/cdrom link to /dev/hdc and I am set.
Sorry for not checking first but I assumed because the file started out with root it would be backed up in root. My bad for not verifying before bothering the list. Damn I hate to be wrong ;-) although I don't mind telling someone else he is right. Kim >Hello Kim Others > > Well I kinda found the problem & fixed although not in the clean and nice > > way as I want to fix it. > > It will require some more tweaking though. > > > > In the end my problem had nothing to do with the modules (although isofs.o > > is still failing during boot). > > My problem was that I tried to boot from /dev/cdrom which doesn't exist. > > I tried to create it afterwards & backup root & initrd but that didn't > help. > > I noticed just now that the /dev contents is recreated each time from a > > file called > > /var/lib/lrpkg/root.dev.mk unfortunately that file is being backed up & > > executed from the root.lrp package >I have no actuall image booted at hand but root.dev.mk is backed >up with initrd on bering. > >look in /var/lib/lrpkg/initrd.list >here var/lib/lrpkg/root.dev.mk should be listed. and is there for >backed up with initrd = at the boot device. > >Eric Wolzak > > > which is the first package on /dev/cdrom. Kinda a chicken& egg problem. > > > > I resolved it temporarily by specifying /dev/hdc (which is my actual > > cdromdrive) in isolinux.cfg in the boot variable & > > in the pkgpath variable. > > > > You might want to change this in your documentation because I think I > won't > > be the only "bietekwiet" who might make that mistake. > > > > Kim Oppalfens > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >have you read my documentation on how to boot Bering from a CDROM? > > > > > >It's available @ > > > > > >http://leaf.sourceforge.net/devel/jnilo/bucdrom.html > > > > > >Have fun! > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 6:56 AM > > >To: Eric Wolzak > > >Cc: Kim Oppalfens; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Bering bootable cd (Help) > > > > > > > > >Comments inline > > > > > > > > > > Try to remove or uncomment the modules. > > > > > >Ok I' ll try that and see what happens. > > > > > > > > > > > > Btw the new kernel was necessary to boot from flashmodule from > > > > > apacer > > > > which > > > > > is an idedrive. > > > > > > > > > > At the end of /boot/etc/modules isofs.o is trying to load. I said > > > > trying, > > > > > because it is failing stating > > > > > insmod: init_modules isofs.o device or resource busy > > > > Did you use your own created modules, or did you download the > > > > modules ( in that case you could have a problem due to the fact > > > > that the modules on the bering site, are from a patched kernel. > > > > > >I used downloaded versions, but I used the same patches for the kernel > so I > > >don't think that is the problem, especially in combination with the next > > >comment. (read on) > > > > > > > > Afterwards I get the tempfs & linuxrc & > > > > > Installing packages : (all my packages are the (nf!) or not found & > > > > > I > > > > get a > > > > > kernel panic stating that I tried to kill init. > > > > It seems that your cdrom is not recognized that reason the > > > > packages are not found. > > > > > If I use all the same .lrp files & kernel on the flash module > > > > everything > > > > > runs fine except for the above mentioned ide-probe & isofs problem. > > > > > Which isn't a real concern when booting from the module. > > > > I expect that you included the flash rom ide support in the kernel > > > > itself. After you boot from the ide-rom, can you mount the cdrom > > > > or at least try to "insmod" the modules from boot/lib one by one > > > > and try to mount the cdrom then. > > > > Perhaps a conflict betweeen the ide driver for the cdrom and the > > > > disk ( Master slave conflict ? ) > > > > Hope I have given you a few hints where you might look for a > > > > solution. > > > > > >After I boot all modules are loaded (according to lsmod) except for > isofs.o. > > >If i try to insmod isofs.o I get the same problem, but a mount -t iso9660 > > >/dev/cdrom /mnt works like a charm. So I think I can conclude that > there is > > >nothing wrong with the modules, can't > > >I? > > > > > >I am affraid this also rules out master/slave problems. > > > > > >Correction this definitely rules out master/slave > > >since flashrom is on ide channel 0 & cdrom on ide channel 1. > > > > > >I didn't include ideflash support in the kernel by the way, the apacer > > >module uses the ide specifiaction and does not need anything special to > > >work. > > > > > >Kim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------- > > >This mail sent through Tiscali Webmail (http://webmail.tiscali.be) > > > > > >_______________________________________________________________ > > > > > >Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply > > >the hardware. You get the recognition. 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