Yes it is the current one assuming you save the .config file when exiting. This is obviously required for the compilation of the kernel.
Glad to hear you got it working. Cheers Rav On 6/22/05, Fernando Meira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep.. it was just a boot parameters issue!! > > Just had to clean the ram disk stuff, and the initrd line, and everything > went well!! > > For a future recompilitation, when I do "make menuconfig" or "make > xconfig", the configuration showed is the current one or a default one? > Logically, I would say that it is the current one (so that I just need to > focus in what I need to add/remove/change) than always have to look each > detail. If somebody could confirm me that.. it's better to know! > > Thanks! > > > On 6/22/05, Ryan Viljoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ok you say you compiled the kernel manually, all you need to do is > > include support for the VFS file system in your kernel preferably > > built in rather than a module. That should do the job. As for the > > options for your kernel you dont need all the ram disk stuff that > > genkernel uses. > > Yours can simply be: > > title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11 R10 > > root (hd0,*) > > kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r10 root=/dev/hda* > > > > And that should do the trick, if you have enabled the vesa frame > > buffers than there are a couple other parameters that you need to > > enable but not to worry bout that just yet. > > > > Cheers > > Rav > > > > On 6/22/05, Fernando Meira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok, still unsolved! > > > > > > I know that this can happen due to 2 reasons: > > > 1) wrong boot parameters, > > > 2) compiled fs as module. > > > > > > I've been checking the first reason, and I couldn't solve through it... > I > > > use grub, and the first time I compiled the kernel using genkernel. Now > I > > > compiled it manually. The boot parameters differ from each type of > kernel > > > compiling, right? I tried to remove all the root=/dev/ram0... leaving > just > > > the /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4, but it didn't work (though the error > > > message said now "unknown-block(3,4)" instead of "(1,0)". > > > Note: before I had kernel-2.6.11-r9" and now I have "vmlinuz"... > > > > > > For the second reason, I'm sure that I compiled ReiserFS in the kernel, > and > > > not as module. However, it was the only one I compiled! Did I need ext2, > > > even though I don't have ext2? > > > > > > Any ideas before I recompile the kernel again? > > > And, if I have to recompile it, do I start with previous the > configuration, > > > where I would just need to check this fs detail, or will I have to pass > > > through all the items again? > > > > > > thanks!! > > > > > > > > > On 6/22/05, Fernando Meira < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I should have read this mail before I rebooted.. :P > > > > > > > > I end up with a > > > > > > > > VDF-fs: No partition found (1) > > > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on > > > unknown-block(1,0) > > > > > > > > I will need to use the livecd to fix the prob.. after I find what's > going > > > on... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/22/05, Ryan Viljoen < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > My problem is that I assume that the new configuration replaces > the > > > > > > previous one. So, I would need to replace all files. > > > > > > > > > > You dont need to replace your old kernel files you can simply copy > > > > > them over to /boot under a different name so use: > > > > > My previous kernel has: > > > > > /boot/kernel- 2.6.11-gentoo-r10 > > > > > /boot/initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r10 > > > > > /boot/System.map-2.6.11-gentoo-r10 > > > > > or what ever your new kernel is. Than just add a new option in your > > > > > grub.conf much like the old one for you newly compiled kernel. This > > > > > probably the best thing to do especially if your new kernel has > errors > > > > > when loading, you can easily revert back to the old one and fix the > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > Rav > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > "When you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear demonic > Voices... > > > > > that's nothing - when you play it forward it installs Windows" > > > > > Are you fearing my mouse? <:3___)~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "When you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear demonic Voices... > > that's nothing - when you play it forward it installs Windows" > > Are you fearing my mouse? <:3___)~~~~ > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- "When you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear demonic Voices... that's nothing - when you play it forward it installs Windows" Are you fearing my mouse? <:3___)~~~~ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
