Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] hda/hdc
On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 18:57 +0100, Michael Hanselmann wrote: > Can you please post the kernel output, which you gather using > netconsole, on an http server? I guess your kernel is missing some > option, but I'm not sure which. Did you only check /dev/hd* or also what > dmesg said? I think I may have found the problem --> CMD646! It turns out that I had not enabled support for the IDE interface in the kernel. The lspci output was kind of obscure in helping me with this, but the dmesg of the live CD gave me the clue! Thanks to Michael and to Nathan for your help! I am now inside a shiny new ppc environment on my shiny old G3 :) > You copied the actually running config from /proc/config.gz? Indeed. Thanks for your help! Randy Barlow http://www.electronsweatshop.com The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin -- gentoo-ppc-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] hda/hdc
Hello Randy On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 11:37:25AM -0500, Randy Barlow wrote: > OK - now I'm really baffled - I've tried again but this time I used > genkernel. However, even the genkerneled kernel can't seem to detect my > hard drive! This time I was allowed to drop to a shell and the only hd* > was hda, my cdrom. Can you please post the kernel output, which you gather using netconsole, on an http server? I guess your kernel is missing some option, but I'm not sure which. Did you only check /dev/hd* or also what dmesg said? > The thing that's killing me is that the gentoo boot cd is obviously > able to do it, and I even copied the config from that cd over as per > the genkernel instructions, still to no avail. You copied the actually running config from /proc/config.gz? Greets, Michael -- Gentoo Linux developer, http://hansmi.ch/, http://forkbomb.ch/ pgpKoPuFHS7d8.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] hda/hdc
On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 11:37 -0500, Randy Barlow wrote: > OK - now I'm really baffled - I've tried again but this time I used > genkernel. However, even the genkerneled kernel can't seem to detect my > hard drive! This time I was allowed to drop to a shell and the only hd* > was hda, my cdrom. The thing that's killing me is that the gentoo boot > cd is obviously able to do it, and I even copied the config from that cd > over as per the genkernel instructions, still to no avail. Here is another clue that may be found to be interesting by you ppcers - when I boot into the live CD and dmesg, hdc (hard drive) is the last thing to be discovered, and of course happens right after the IDE interface is discovered. I'm wondering why it takes the boot process so long to see my IDE controller... Randy Barlow http://www.electronsweatshop.com The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin -- gentoo-ppc-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] hda/hdc
On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 11:03 +0100, Michael Hanselmann wrote: > Yes, netconsole as described in Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt. OK - now I'm really baffled - I've tried again but this time I used genkernel. However, even the genkerneled kernel can't seem to detect my hard drive! This time I was allowed to drop to a shell and the only hd* was hda, my cdrom. The thing that's killing me is that the gentoo boot cd is obviously able to do it, and I even copied the config from that cd over as per the genkernel instructions, still to no avail. Nathan, you mentioned having just installed on a blue&white - I assume that these machines are enough similar that the config that you used should be good enough to work for me too - do you think you could send me your .config off list so I can try that out? Randy Barlow http://www.electronsweatshop.com The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. -- Calvin Trillin -- gentoo-ppc-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] hda/hdc
Hello Randy On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 09:54:23PM -0500, Randy Barlow wrote: > is there a way to see what the dmesg was for a kernel that didn't > finish booting due to a kernel panic? Yes, netconsole as described in Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt. Greets, Michael -- Gentoo Linux developer, http://hansmi.ch/, http://forkbomb.ch/ pgpixy84offwz.pgp Description: PGP signature
