Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:00:26 + (UTC), James wrote: > The ide disk setup is very simple: > fdisk /dev/hda > # Device BootStartEnd Blocks Id System > # /dev/hda1 * 1 50 401593+ 83 Linux > # /dev/hda2 51 185 1084387+ 82 Linux swap > # /dev/hda3 * 186 243418065092+ 83 Linux Is hda1 /boot and hda3 the root partition? > #0 > title=kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 > root(hd0,1) > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3 > #0 > title=kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 > root(hd0,1) > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda1 If so, this is all wrong. /boot is not mounted, so GRUB cannot find the kernel in (hd0,x)/boot (unless you have it symlinked to itself) and (hd0,1) is your swap partition anyway. root (hd0,0) kernel /kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4... would find the kernel correctly. If in any doubt, use "find /kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4" in the GRUB shell. Incidentally, if you use "make install" to install your kernels, and set up grub to use "kernel /vmlinuz" you don't need to update GRUB each time you update your kernel, because vmlinuz will always be a symlink to the latest. -- Neil Bothwick The Japanese call us lazy, but at least we cook our fish! signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
On 8/23/07, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I seem to be having trouble installing > grub on i586 systems. > > What I use is the > "install-x86-minmal-2006.0.iso" cd to boot the system > and follow the hadbook install guide. But I use the stage3 tarfile: > stage3-i586-2006.1.tar.bz2 > > Everything runs fine until I try to reboot off the hard drive. > I get this > > Grub loading stage1.5 > > Grub loading, please waite... > Error 16 > > It's repeatable on (2) different (amd k6) systems. > > Googling mostly reveals suggestions about file system > being corrupt. I ran file system chekcs (reiserfsck) > per previous instuctions and /boot and / come back > clean and happy. > > The ide disk setup is very simple: > fdisk /dev/hda > # Device BootStartEnd Blocks Id System > # /dev/hda1 * 1 50 401593+ 83 Linux > # /dev/hda2 51 185 1084387+ 82 Linux swap > # /dev/hda3 * 186 243418065092+ 83 Linux > > and grub > > default 0 > fallback 1 > timeout 30 > > #0 > title=kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 > root(hd0,1) > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3 > #0 > title=kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 > root(hd0,1) > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda1 > > Grub method of numbering has always confused me but I thought that root(hd0,1) would point to the hda2 partition which is the swap partition. Shouldn't it be root(hd0,0) to point it to the hda1 partition? I could easily be wrong but that is what I would try. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
Hello Benno Schulenberg, > > GRUB cannot read files from a tail-packed Reiser filesystem. > > Huh? How is this machine able to boot then? Here /boot isn't a > separate partition, but just a subdir of /, which is mounted > without notail, and has been so for years. As Volker said, maybe things have changed recently, but the requirement was always to use notail when running reiserfs on /boot. that's why I use ext3 on my root partition (no /boot partition), but I'd be happy to switch it to reiser. The latest baselayout-1 still has this warning in fstab # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to opts. -- Neil Bothwick And all the Borg left was this copy of OS/2... signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
Neil Bothwick wrote: > GRUB cannot read files from a tail-packed Reiser filesystem. Huh? How is this machine able to boot then? Here /boot isn't a separate partition, but just a subdir of /, which is mounted without notail, and has been so for years. # mount | grep " / " /dev/hda9 on / type reiserfs (rw,noatime) Benno -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
Hello Florian Philipp, > > If you must use reiserfs on /boot (it's a complete waste of space, > > ext2 is more sensible), you must mount it with the notail option. > > GRUB cannot read files from a tail-packed Reiser filesystem. > > You do not only need to mount it with notail, you need to write all > files with notail in the first place. That's what I was trying to say, but thanks for clarifying it. -- Neil Bothwick "One world, one web, one program" -- Microsoft promotional ad "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer" -- Adolf Hitler signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
Am Donnerstag 23 August 2007 19:14:12 schrieb Neil Bothwick: > Hello James, > > > Googling mostly reveals suggestions about file system > > being corrupt. I ran file system chekcs (reiserfsck) > > per previous instuctions and /boot and / come back > > clean and happy. > > If you must use reiserfs on /boot (it's a complete waste of space, ext2 > is more sensible), you must mount it with the notail option. GRUB cannot > read files from a tail-packed Reiser filesystem. You do not only need to mount it with notail, you need to write all files with notail in the first place. So ... 1. boot from CD 2. mount -o notail /dev/hda1 /mount/gentoo 3. tar czf /tmp/boot.tar.gz /mount/gentoo/* 4. rm -rf /mount/gentoo/* 5. tar xzf /tmp/boot.tar.gz -C /mount/gentoo/ Or you switch to ext2 because you do not need a filesystem with journal on a partition that doesn't need to be bigger than 50MB. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] i586 install
Hello James, > Googling mostly reveals suggestions about file system > being corrupt. I ran file system chekcs (reiserfsck) > per previous instuctions and /boot and / come back > clean and happy. If you must use reiserfs on /boot (it's a complete waste of space, ext2 is more sensible), you must mount it with the notail option. GRUB cannot read files from a tail-packed Reiser filesystem. -- Neil Bothwick WinErr 002: No Error - Yet signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] i586 install
Hello, I seem to be having trouble installing grub on i586 systems. What I use is the "install-x86-minmal-2006.0.iso" cd to boot the system and follow the hadbook install guide. But I use the stage3 tarfile: stage3-i586-2006.1.tar.bz2 Everything runs fine until I try to reboot off the hard drive. I get this Grub loading stage1.5 Grub loading, please waite... Error 16 It's repeatable on (2) different (amd k6) systems. Googling mostly reveals suggestions about file system being corrupt. I ran file system chekcs (reiserfsck) per previous instuctions and /boot and / come back clean and happy. The ide disk setup is very simple: fdisk /dev/hda # Device BootStartEnd Blocks Id System # /dev/hda1 * 1 50 401593+ 83 Linux # /dev/hda2 51 185 1084387+ 82 Linux swap # /dev/hda3 * 186 243418065092+ 83 Linux and grub default 0 fallback 1 timeout 30 #0 title=kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root(hd0,1) kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3 #0 title=kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root(hd0,1) kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda1 (Note I use 2 entries in case one does not work) Then run: grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda exit chroot and unmount and reboot. What am I missing ? Is there a better way to install minimalistic gentoo firewalls? If somebody was to make a HD image that worked, I'd just dd it directly onto a 8G HD. I have about a dozen of these firewall to build and using gentoo has worked very well, once I get a minimal (no X) system installed. ideas? James -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
