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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