Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266451AbUA2VcZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:32:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266452AbUA2VcZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:32:25 -0500 Received: from out011pub.verizon.net ([206.46.170.135]:51855 "EHLO out011.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266451AbUA2VcT (ORCPT ); Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:32:19 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: gene.heskett@verizon.net Organization: Organization: None, detectable by casual observers To: Thomas Davis Subject: Re: Can't boot a 2.6 kernel.. Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:32:15 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.6 Cc: Burton Windle , lkml References: <40195C71.8080608@lbl.gov> <401972BF.60203@lbl.gov> In-Reply-To: <401972BF.60203@lbl.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200401291632.15712.gene.heskett@verizon.net> X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out011.verizon.net from [151.205.53.166] at Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:32:17 -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4473 Lines: 152 On Thursday 29 January 2004 15:53, Thomas Davis wrote: >Not it. > ># ># Processor type and features ># >CONFIG_X86_PC=y ># CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER is not set ># CONFIG_X86_NUMAQ is not set ># CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT is not set ># CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP is not set ># CONFIG_X86_VISWS is not set ># CONFIG_X86_GENERICARCH is not set ># CONFIG_X86_ES7000 is not set >CONFIG_M386=y <-- pretty old hardware??? ># CONFIG_M486 is not set ># CONFIG_M586 is not set ># CONFIG_M586TSC is not set ># CONFIG_M586MMX is not set ># CONFIG_M686 is not set ># CONFIG_MPENTIUMII is not set ># CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII is not set ># CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 is not set ># CONFIG_MK6 is not set ># CONFIG_MK7 is not set ># CONFIG_MK8 is not set ># CONFIG_MELAN is not set ># CONFIG_MCRUSOE is not set ># CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6 is not set ># CONFIG_MWINCHIP2 is not set ># CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D is not set ># CONFIG_MCYRIXIII is not set ># CONFIG_MVIAC3_2 is not set >CONFIG_X86_GENERIC=y <--- I'm running on an old athlon, (MK7 above) and I do not have the above option set. I'm also working "stably" on 2.6.2-rc2-mm1. >CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=7 >CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK=y >CONFIG_X86_PPRO_FENCE=y >CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG=y >CONFIG_X86_INTEL_USERCOPY=y >CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y ># CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC is not set >CONFIG_SMP=y >CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8 >CONFIG_PREEMPT=y >CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y >CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y >CONFIG_X86_MCE=y >CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL=y >CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL=y >CONFIG_TOSHIBA=m >CONFIG_I8K=m >CONFIG_MICROCODE=m >CONFIG_X86_MSR=m >CONFIG_X86_CPUID=m >CONFIG_EDD=m >CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y ># CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set ># CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set >CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION=y >CONFIG_MTRR=y >CONFIG_EFI=y >CONFIG_BOOT_IOREMAP=y > >next. > >Burton Windle wrote: >> What about CPU selection? Compiling for a P4 when you have a P2 >> will cause the same symptom. >> >> >> -- >> Burton Windle bwindle@fint.org >> >> On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Thomas Davis wrote: >>>Erik Mouw wrote: >>>>On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 11:18:09AM -0800, Thomas Davis wrote: >>>>>Ok, I'm trying to get a 2.6 kernel to boot on my desktop here at >>>>> work. >>>>> >>>>>I have tried 3 different kernels - 2.6.1, 2.6.2rc1, and arjanv's >>>>> 2.6.1 kernel. >>>>> >>>>>After the grub prompt, I get the grub kernel description, and >>>>> then.. >>>>> >>>>>Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. >>>>> >>>>>2.4 kernels boot and works fine; I've attached the dmesg output >>>>> of one of it's boots. >>>>> >>>>>Any ideas on what to try? >>>> >>>>I hope you read the post-halloween document, especially the part >>>> about "Known gotchas"? See >>>> http://www.codemonkey.org.uk/docs/post-halloween-2.6.txt >>> >>>Not it. >>> >>>[root@lanshark linux-2.6.1]# egrep >>> CONFIG_VGA\|CONFIG_INPUT\|CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE\|CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE >>> .config CONFIG_INPUT=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024 >>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768 >>>CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_X=240 >>>CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV_SCREEN_Y=320 >>>CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_JOYSTICK=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDUMP=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_MISC=y >>>CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=m >>>CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT=m >>>CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y >>>CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y >>> >>>- >>>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe >>> linux-kernel" in the body of a message to >>> majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>>More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>>Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. 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