Dear Edouard I have the exact same problem
Can you please tell me if you've found a solution? Or someone else in the community? greets Silverrocker On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Edouard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a user of Arch Linux, and this time, I just want to use Adam's > hacked kernel. > I have read all your instructions, but I did not manage to boot. > > First of all, I have downloaded > linux-image-2.6.37-6-vaioz_2.6.37-6.16_amd64.deb and > linux-headers-2.6.37-6-vaioz_2.6.37-6.16_amd64.deb, and unpacked them > using "ar" and extracted them using "tar" on the data.tar.gz of each > archive to root /. > Then, I have modified the bootloader, but I have no idea what to put > in the initrd, since there is no .img in the files I have downloaded. > > So, I have thought that we have to build that .img by ourselves, using > mkinitcpio. > > Here is the command line I used: > > # mkinitcpio -g /boot/kernel-2.6.37-6-vaioz.img -k 2.6.37-6-vaioz > > But, it says that the modules.dep is missing from /lib/modules/2. > .../. So I have just copied the modules.dep from the initial kernel to > the new one. > The building has then run successfully, but I cannot boot, since it > does not really detect my linux partition /etc/sda4. > > So, could you check the different steps I have done, because these > hacked kernels really make life simpler. > > Thanks for your help. > > > Edouard. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series<https://launchpad.net/%7Esony-vaio-z-series> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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