On 4/27/07, Onkar N Mahajan <onkar.n.m@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 4/27/07, pradeep singh <2500.pradeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [snip] > > CONFIG_X86_TRAMPOLINE=y > > I was not able to find the support for initrd device in your kernel. > AFAIR this should be there in the kernel, isnt it? anyone ? > Can you recheck this? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFAIR or anything like that is not there in the running kernel .config file as well - that is from Redhat !! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hmmm... may be but i was able to find it my 2.6.20.1 kernel though :-). And a vanilla kernel it is.Anyway doesnt matter much.
> Morover i wonder if you can run a kernel with all y's and m's as > possible in place, that too without any hiccups. > You are going to get and extremely slow kernel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am trying to install Lustre File system on to it so let the Lustre FS work first then I will try to minimize the number of Ys and m's - getting FS to work is top priority at this moment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Right, still it may trouble you.you have been warned.
> Ok ,wait you have a working kernel from your distro too right? > Great, now just copy your distro's working config file from the /boot > to your kernel tree. Better rename it as .config so that your current > config of all Ys and Ms is overwritten. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am doing all this to get my Lustre FS work (which obviously is not working on the current working kernel ) hence the upgrade !! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Issue make menuconfig or whatever you prefer. -------*****(1) *****------------------------------------------------------------------------- ok I will try this, but can you suggest some changes in the config file above first that might possibly put things into right place - I will try that first . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dont do anything fancy enough. > Just do following. > > 1. Make filesystem support builtin in the kernel by pressing y. I hope > yours is ext3 or ext2. > 2. Esepcially check if you have a separate boto partition then make > the /boot fs type as y in the kernel. > 4. block initrd suppot as 'y'. > 5. initramfs 'y' <---- may not be necessary but it doesnot cost a penny :-). > 6. SATA support 'y'. > 7. SCSI support 'y'. > 8. SCSI IDE support 'y'. > 9. Advanced partiion support 'y'. > > Save config and do simle make and make install. > Optionally if you cannot find your new kernel's corresponding > directory in /lib/module/ , also issue make modules and make > modules_install. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *****(1)***** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Anybody thinks i left something please let Onkar know. ------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you , Its very kind of you to say that :)
Thanks ~psr
------------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks -------------------------- Thanks & sorry kernelnewbies for interleaved posting ------------------------- Onkar
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