Dan
If mandrake works, I would consider comparing the kernel options of the mandrake kernel with the LFS kernel you are having trouble with.
If the kernel versions between your mandrake and LFS are different, then try to compile the LFS kernel version on your Mandrake system.
I know that there exists a hidden .config or .configure file somewhere in the kernel source tree that saves all of your menuconfig settings. I wonder if it is possible to just copy the .config file from one working kernel source tree to another questionable one.
Anyway, I would start with the Mandrake installation, then move to the LFS one.
I would also consider the bios boot order of your drives. I am running LFS on an ABIT bp-6 dual celery mobo. The hard drives I use are on the UDMA chains, and are given bios numbers 0x8[0,1,2,3] if you set up the bios to boot to the UDMA chain. The point is, sometimes GRUB gets confused. You have to explicitly indicate the bios numbers in the grub.conf file.
Anyway, there's my whack at it. Hope I have helped.
Justin.
On Apr 3, 2005 8:44 PM, Dan McGhee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks, Andrew. I won't get to this stuff tonight. I'm fried. But when someone replies to one of my posts, I want them to know that I've read it and will attempt what they suggest.
Andrew Benton wrote:
I don't understand what an initrd does as I don't use one. I have no trouble booting without one. I think distros like to use them as it means they can boot to a certain point then probe for what hardware/chipset your system has, load the modules it needs to support that system and then continue to boot.
I just became really clear on this today. An initrd is an image of the kernel that gets loaded in memory so that you can build a completely modular kernel and pass modules to it before the "real" kernel gets loaded. As you know, you can't pass modules to the kernel until it's up and running. Initrd gets mounted as a loop back device.
My guess is that the problem is in your kernel config. If I were you I'd recompile the kernel (again and again). When you do make menuconfig have a good look at the chipset options on the menu
Device Drivers ---> ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support --->
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look quite closely and post success or the lack thereof.
Thanks,
Dan
mandrake uses a customised kernel.
for thier supermount system. it may not be a compatable config for thier sources. thier system also requires mdk branded initscripts. so compiling the lfs kernel version will create non bootable version.
( I went this route with mdk system to get support for device that newer kernal had and ran into that issue )
Jaqui
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