Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 06:48:56PM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > > Steve Langasek wrote: > > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 06:58:12AM -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > > > > Steve Langasek wrote: > > > > > What needs to happen is that you need to install the boot block from > > > > > aboot > > > > > 1.0~pre20040408-2 to your hard drive. You appear to have upgraded > > > > > from > > > > > etch, and bootloader packages don't automatically install new boot > > > > > blocks > > > > > when they're upgraded. > > > > > This was a fresh install of sid. I ran swriteboot after I installed > > > > this > > > > version of aboot. > > > > Ok, then it appears this is a problem specific to your cross-compiled > > > kernel, since this version of aboot works just fine with the 2.6.24 > > > kernels > > > in the archive. Downgrading the severity, thanks. > > > It also happened with linux-image-2.6.24-1-alpha-generic_2.6.24-7_alpha.deb > > (26701190 May 10 16:47 MD5:66a24de6495e9fbc601077a1846a6aa2) > > Was this cross compiled too? > > No. If it's happening for you with the kernel in the archive, then you > don't have the right aboot boot block installed to your disk at all; the > current sid version of aboot *does* correctly handle the ELF header on this > kernel. > > Do you also have the current version of aboot-base installed (or, did you > have it installed at the time you ran swriteboot)? That's the binary > package that contains the boot block.
The disk never had an OS on it (it was a data disk, plus it was completely reinitialized before I started). I booted the machine from the cd and used my sid mirror (it's probably a week out of date now) to install the packages. Aboot was not part of that install and I installed it with "apt-get install aboot". It also installed aboot-base. This is what was installed: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root] dpkg -l aboot\*|cat Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-====================================-====================================-============================================ ii aboot 1.0~pre20040408-2 Linux bootloader for the SRM console ii aboot-base 1.0~pre20040408-2 base files required for bootable media on Li un aboot-cross <none> (no description available) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/root] After that, i did swriteboot -f3 /dev/rd/c0d0 When I attempted to boot the debian kernel, it gave me (at the srm console): aboot: Can't load kernel. Multiple BSS segments The version did match the version I installed. As I said, there was no loader installed to the disk when I started (not even a disk label) -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas??? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
