>I.e.: sorry, but I won't fix this, because going back to non-
modular
>kernel will break other hardware by removing the possibility to
>blacklist modules that cause hangs on other computers.
I understand your position and agree with your decision.
>You can try building LFS-6.3 from the LFS-6.2 CD or any other
LiveCD
>with a functional compiler.
I remember reading that sometime after 6.2-5 the option to boot an
iso from a hard drive was added. I assume then that it would be
nearly impossible to boot 6.2-5 from a hard drive, correct?
>Also you may try removing unneeded stuff from the 6.3 initramfs.
To do
>so, create an empty directory, go there, and unpack the archive as
root:
>
>zcat ..initramfs_data.cpio.gz | cpio -i
>
>Then remove the following directories, so that the initramfs is
stripped
>down to 9.7 MB:
>
>lib/firmware
>lib/modules/2.6.22.5-64bit
>lib/modules/2.6.22.5/kernel/drivers/{ata,firewire,ieee1394,hid,mess
age,pcmcia,scsi,usb}
>
>Then repack the initramfs:
>
>find . | cpio -o -H newc | gzip -9 > ../initramfs_data.cpio.gz
Thank you very much for the information, I'll try this when I get a
chance. Wouldn't I need the ata driver though, perhaps to access
my hard drive or CD-ROM? Also, why would there be any firmware
included to begin with?
>Note that you also have to add the load=ide-generic parameter to
the
>kernel command line for it to see your hard disk.
If you don't mind, could you explain what happened (presumably in
the steps above) that made this option necessary?
>Hope this helps. But it would be better to compile your LFS in a
chroot
>on a faster computer, tar it up, and then transfer to your laptop.
Well, if all else fails, then I may try that. I'll try your
suggestions above and let you know if it works. Thanks again for
all your help, I really appreciate it.
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