Sorry for the lag, but I only have a couple of hours in the evening to do thi ssuff...the rest of the time is sleep and work with an NT box all day :(
I didn't find anything from CD2 but on CD 3 I found a 2.4.1-linus rpm, which I installed and booted from. This botted all the way, with a few "failure" mesages about drivers not in kernel, but it got me to a shell, and I could shudown normally. Next test will be to install the full production kernel and boot to that to see if there is any difference over the floppy kernel. Does anyone know if mdk has an archive of binary 2.4.x kernels, where 19> x > 1 ? Not to sound lazy, but i don't want to spend a weekend learning how to build a kernel from source, figuring out how to configure the kernel, etc. I have found the Kernel HOWTOs, but if there are "builds" done by mdk it would be much more convenient. Thanks, -Matt --- Ed Tharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > have you tried booting from the second cd and using an "alternate > kernel"? > > On Thursday 10 October 2002 06:40 am, xjqcf wrote: > > --- et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday 08 October 2002 08:59 pm, you wrote: > > > > Pardon my asking an install question, but I have gotten > noplace > > > > > > on > > > > > > > newbie and alt.os.linux.mandrake. > > > > > > > > I have a set of install discs for mdk 9.0 from Cheapbytes. I > > > > > > managed > > > > > > > to install 9.0 over an existing ext2 (Mdk 8.2) and swap a > > > > > > partition > > > > > > > (not an > > > > update) without many problems. > > > > > > > > However, when I tried to boot from CD 1 in the 2nd pc, it > hangs > > > > pretty quickly. > > > > > > > > I can get to the intital screen where you chose <f1> for > options, > > > > <enter> for default boot. The dfault just brings me to a > faint > > > > > > clear > > > > > > > raster on the screen, then no activity for mins from CD or > Hard > > > > Ddive. > > > > > > > > When I <f1> and type in "text" the boot starts; the kernel > gets > > > > loaded > > > > and stuff gets logged to the screen, but comes to a quick > freeze. > > > > > > > > The last few lines displayed are: > > > > > > > > Checking 'hlt instruction...OK. > > > > Checking for popad bug...OK. > > > > POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX > > > > enabled ExtINT on CPU#0 > > > > ESR value before enabling vector:00000002 > > > > _ > > > > (frozen at this point) > > > > The machine it worked on is an old low end HP Pavilion > > > > > > > > The failing machine is a box with an MSI K7T266Pro2 > motherboard > > > > > > with > > > > > > > an > > > > Athelon 1700+ Graphics card is a PNY Verto (nVidia GeForce4 > MX > > > > > > 420.) > > > > > > > I got the source code from the mdk 9.0 release source and > grepped > > > > > > it > > > > > > > to find where the last screen message is comming from; I > found > > > > > > one > > > > > > > match in a module apic.c. There are 2 (or 3 if an if statment > is > > > > counted) function calls, then a message similar the the last > one > > > > > > I > > > > > > > see (with after, rather than before) but the code never gets > > > > > > here. > > > > > > > Of course, as I have done some light weight programming and > > > > > > support > > > > > > > troubleshooting on simple projects, I realize the problem > (or > > > > "feature") introduced in the 2.4.19 kernel might actualy > arise in > > > > another module this is a kind of starting point, but I have > no > > > > > > idea > > > > > > > where to inquire about this; perhaps some of you experts > could > > > > > > point > > > > > > > me to some likely venues. > > > > > > > > I don't think an ignoramous such as myself should "crash" the > > > > > > kernel > > > > > > > mailing list; that's bad form. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions or hints would be most welcome. > > > > > > > > -Matt > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > > > at this point > > > > > > >"When I <f1> and type in "text" the boot starts; the kernel > gets > > > > loaded > > > > and stuff gets logged to the screen, but comes to a quick > freeze. > > > > > > try <f1> and type in "text noAPIC" > > > > > > try > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > OK, I tried the noapic boot param....no luck; same hang > > > > Does anyone know who maintains the apic stuff for x86...moight > have > > to contact that person. > > > > -Matt > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > > http://faith.yahoo.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
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