On Monday 17 August 2009 12:53:52 Garry Ogle wrote: > 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 I think the dpkg -i does this for you. > 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! Are you using the initrd? Since I have dispensed with this, I must compile in everything necessary to mount my boot/root file system. If I use the initrd, then this stuff can be there instead. > > WRT to new config options I accepted the defaults which seems to work fine. > > Regards, G. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
