[gentoo-user] Manually updating gentoo-sources
Howdy, I found a old email from Neil, hope you see this, and I think I followed it correctly but maybe I either missed something or things have changed since those instructions were posted. What I'm wanting to do, update gentoo-sources manually and remove them manually as well but running emerge -auDN world doesn't pull in newer versions and --depclean leaves the older versions alone as well. Following the email info, I ended up with this: root@fireball / # cat /etc/portage/sets.conf [kernels] class = portage.sets.dbapi.OwnerSet world-candidate = False files = /usr/src root@fireball / # cat /etc/portage/sets/kernels sys-kernel/gentoo-sources root@fireball / # and this I've tried with and without: root@fireball / # cat /var/lib/portage/world_sets kernels root@fireball / # This is what I get tho: root@fireball / # emerge -auDN world Error during set creation: Redefinition of set 'kernels' (sections: 'usersets', 'kernels') These are the packages that would be merged, in order: There's nothing in the world file for gentoo-sources so it should be the sets that pulls anything in. For some reason tho, it wants to update when I run my usual update world command. That's not what I'm looking for. Did I miss something? Have things changed and I need to adjust something to the new way? Thanks. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel 5.15.11 won't boot
On Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:40:44 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > I recently upgraded several systems from gentoo-sources-5.10.76-r1 to > 5.15.11, using my usual approach > > copy current config to new sources > make oldconfig > all modules_install install > run dracut > reboot > > All worked well except my desktop, which just sits there showing > > EFI stub: Loaded initrd from command line option For the record, the problem was the CPU setting, CONFIG_MNATIVE_AMD=y. I have an AMD FX-9590 and changing to CONFIG_MPILEDRIVER=y solved it. -- Neil Bothwick OPERATOR ERROR: Nyah, Nyah, Nyah, Nyah, Nyah! pgpW2Otilu9QW.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:09:22 +, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:17:06 +, Michael wrote: > > > > I have the same with one machine, see the thread "Kernel 5.15.11 > > > won't boot". Nothing there helped me, and I haven't had time to > > > investigate further, but there may be something for you. > > > > I recall reading some foobar with "simple framebuffer" cropping up and > > also I found this bug in case it helps with either of your machines: > > > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/821406 > > That's it, thanks! > > I tried the FB settings but didn't expect it to work as the system > really wasn't booting, as opposed to booting with do display. > > Setting CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU=y results in a boot. I had been using > CONFIG_MNATIVE_AMD. CONFIG_MPILEDRIVER=y works too. -- Neil Bothwick ASCII stupid question... get a stupid ANSI! pgpiJjlQE3P7_.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:17:06 +, Michael wrote: > > I have the same with one machine, see the thread "Kernel 5.15.11 won't > > boot". Nothing there helped me, and I haven't had time to investigate > > further, but there may be something for you. > > I recall reading some foobar with "simple framebuffer" cropping up and > also I found this bug in case it helps with either of your machines: > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/821406 That's it, thanks! I tried the FB settings but didn't expect it to work as the system really wasn't booting, as opposed to booting with do display. Setting CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU=y results in a boot. I had been using CONFIG_MNATIVE_AMD. -- Neil Bothwick Windows - so intuitive you only need a meg of help files! pgpcIGr64T_LW.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
Am Donnerstag, 3. Februar 2022, 16:08:26 CET schrieb Jack: > Also, be careful - if you just search the config for "SIMPLE" it finds > two FB related entries - you need one of them and not the other, but I > am sitting at the wrong computer to check which. For this problem we have some articles in our Gentoo Forum. Between 5.10.x and 5.15.x there was a change: You dont have a "Simple FB" in your old directory (when doing "make menuconfig"); instead there is a new entry which leads to this in your .config: CONFIG_SYSFB_SIMPLEFB=y (Searching for "SIMPLE" in your .config gives you only this one + "CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM=y". If you have the old entry also in your .config, then you have not done "make oldconfig"). The "new" simpleFB is here: Device Drivers ---> Graphics support ---> [*] Simple framebuffer driver The old one was here: Device Drivers ---> Graphics support ---> Frame buffer Devices ---> [*] Support for frame buffer devices ---> Kind Regards, --P
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
On 2/3/22 03:17, Michael wrote: On Thursday, 3 February 2022 08:04:07 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 21:02:46 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: Do any of the kernels post 5.15.0 boot? I tried 5.15.2 and imediately wrote off the 5.15 branch because it didn't even boot. I came back to 5.16.5, same symptom, says "loading linux 5.16.5" and then hangs, no further kernel output. 5.14.20 works great with same config, no known issues. Now it's possible that something fantasmagorically stupid is going on here, as is usual, but for the love of god WHY, just WHY?!?!??! I have the same with one machine, see the thread "Kernel 5.15.11 won't boot". Nothing there helped me, and I haven't had time to investigate further, but there may be something for you. I recall reading some foobar with "simple framebuffer" cropping up and also I found this bug in case it helps with either of your machines: https://bugs.gentoo.org/821406 I think there are possibly two separate issues going on here, at least for me. I've been booting 5.16.1 and now 5.16.4 with no problems. However, I recently tried booting 5.17-rc1 and rc2 (direct from kernel.org, no gentoo package yet) and they both just sat there forever after "Loading initial ramdisk." Going back to 5.16.4, I noticed that there was far less logging to console than usual until some video switch happened. Adding the simple framebuffer got all my logging back. It also got a bunch of logging output with 5.17-rc2, but that still won't boot for me - which is something for a different thread. When the system is just sitting there - try to ssh in. It has probably actually booted just fine, it's just not putting anything out to the screen. Also, be careful - if you just search the config for "SIMPLE" it finds two FB related entries - you need one of them and not the other, but I am sitting at the wrong computer to check which. Jack
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
Alan Grimes writes: > Do any of the kernels post 5.15.0 boot? I tried 5.15.2 and imediately > wrote off the 5.15 branch because it didn't even boot. > > I came back to 5.16.5, same symptom, says "loading linux 5.16.5" and > then hangs, no further kernel output. > > 5.14.20 works great with same config, no known issues. > > Now it's possible that something fantasmagorically stupid is going on > here, as is usual, but for the love of god WHY, just WHY?!?!??! See the thread on the LKML at https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/d8981e2a-4f61-72bb-e5cc-bf4ded29c...@synopsys.com/ Try setting "CONFIG_FB=y" I had problems building nvidia-drivers, turning on "CONFIG_DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU" worked around the problem https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/871r3cr08w@wylie.me.uk/ -- Alan J. Wylie https://www.wylie.me.uk/ Dance like no-one's watching. / Encrypt like everyone is. Security is inversely proportional to convenience
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
> > I recall reading some foobar with "simple framebuffer" cropping up and > also I > found this bug in case it helps with either of your machines: > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/821406 > That's not the first time CONFIG_MPILEDRIVER=y has caused issues. I just stick to CONFIG_MBULLDOZER=y on my FX-8530.
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
On Thursday, 3 February 2022 08:04:07 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 21:02:46 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: > > Do any of the kernels post 5.15.0 boot? I tried 5.15.2 and imediately > > wrote off the 5.15 branch because it didn't even boot. > > > > I came back to 5.16.5, same symptom, says "loading linux 5.16.5" and > > then hangs, no further kernel output. > > > > 5.14.20 works great with same config, no known issues. > > > > Now it's possible that something fantasmagorically stupid is going on > > here, as is usual, but for the love of god WHY, just WHY?!?!??! > > I have the same with one machine, see the thread "Kernel 5.15.11 won't > boot". Nothing there helped me, and I haven't had time to investigate > further, but there may be something for you. I recall reading some foobar with "simple framebuffer" cropping up and also I found this bug in case it helps with either of your machines: https://bugs.gentoo.org/821406 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 5.15+ (thru 5.16.5)
On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 21:02:46 -0500, Alan Grimes wrote: > Do any of the kernels post 5.15.0 boot? I tried 5.15.2 and imediately > wrote off the 5.15 branch because it didn't even boot. > > I came back to 5.16.5, same symptom, says "loading linux 5.16.5" and > then hangs, no further kernel output. > > 5.14.20 works great with same config, no known issues. > > Now it's possible that something fantasmagorically stupid is going on > here, as is usual, but for the love of god WHY, just WHY?!?!??! I have the same with one machine, see the thread "Kernel 5.15.11 won't boot". Nothing there helped me, and I haven't had time to investigate further, but there may be something for you. -- Neil Bothwick Windows Error #56: Operator fell asleep while waiting. pgp0jmgUaUz5U.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
