On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:50:11 -0500 Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote:
> Pierre Labastie wrote: > > Le 11/09/2014 07:49, Michael Havens a écrit : > >> Fernando hijacked the thread but I need to start a new one anyways. > >> > >> So I need to recompile the kernel because .... some options are needed > >> for my hardware(?). Well, that is kinda vague instructions. > >> Well, here is a link to lshw for the box I am installing lfs on: > >> > >> https://www.firedrive.com/share/F_79DF02A33EDB3127 > >> > >> I don't know how to show other hardware info. > >> Please, tell me what I need to look up and how to look it up..... show > >> me how to look up .... give me a sample of the process with one of the > >> items. > >> > >> > > What I would do for a first LFS build is to copy the host configuration > > (on Debian, it is /boot/config-<kernel-version>) to .config > > after running "make mrproper", then type "make oldconfig" (you may have > > to answer a few questions if the LFS jernel is newer than the one on the > > host). Then build the kernel (make; make modules_install and so on). > > Then try to boot the new LFS. If it starts, then you can begin to trim > > down your configuration. > > The first thing to do is "lsmod": it shows you the loaded modules, that > > is: what is needed for your harware. It is not always easy to find the > > configuration switch from the module name, but doing a search on the > > module name often allows to find it. > > > > Then go with trial and error... > > Or in debian, run lsmod to see what modules are loaded that might be > applicable. > > -- Bruce But if the kernel panicked while trying to load the root filesystem, doesn't that indicate that either the SATA/PATA driver or the ext4 driver wasn't compiled in? Debian's kernel is designed to work with an initrd so they compile these things as modules. When I've had this problem in the past, the first thing I always did was to check that I had answered "Y" and not "M" on those two options. -- Hazel Russman <[email protected]> -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
