17 Aug
2009
17 Aug
'09
7:52 a.m.
Julien Claassen wrote:
Hello all!
I'm just compiling/configuring a 2.6.30.4 vanilla kernel. Only with the
current configuration it won't start.
When I boot and I can choose the kernel and it tries to start, but then the
two LEDs on my keyboard (as in letters and numbers :-) ) start to blink
rhythmically and nothing else happens.
Does anyone of you have some standard ideas of, what to change? I already
tried:
1. The RCU settings
2. disabled tickless system
3. disabled control groups
4. double-checked, that I chose the correct CPU and ACPI settings
Points I'm not sure about are some of the memory options. There are options
to disallow extensive access of /dev/mem, checking for corrupt memory and
something concerning AMI and PHOENIX biosen to have the first 64k of memory.
Those weren't there the last time I made my kernel.
If anyone has helpful hints (not take a look at the screen please! :-) ),
then I'd be _VERY_ grateful!
Kindest regards
Julien
Hi, Julien.
A couple of things caught me out on a recent kernel build that may or
may not be relevant to you.
If you are building the kernel the "Debian way" using make-kpkg, you now
have to take the additional step of:
update-initramfs -c -k 2.6.30.4
after installing the kernel deb.
Check that you have an initrd line in your grub menu.lst entry and that
it points to something sensible.
I also discovered that it helps to have the appropriate modules for the
disc drives compiled in! Yes really!
WRT to new config options I accepted the defaults which seems to work fine.
Regards, G.