Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure [solved]

2010-05-10 Thread Roger Mason
"Walter Dnes" writes: > On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 11:49:01AM -0230, Roger Mason wrote > >> Egg on face. The processor is listed in the bios as Intel EM64T. >> >> Does that mean I should re-build this as an amd64 system? > > No, it's not necessary. 64-bit Intel and AMD cpus will run 32-bit > mo

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-09 Thread Walter Dnes
On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 11:49:01AM -0230, Roger Mason wrote > Egg on face. The processor is listed in the bios as Intel EM64T. > > Does that mean I should re-build this as an amd64 system? No, it's not necessary. 64-bit Intel and AMD cpus will run 32-bit mode without problems. It's your dec

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-07 Thread Roger Mason
Helmut Jarausch writes: > One more hint (that I've got earlier on this list) > Boot from a rescue CD (preferably > http://www.sysresccd.org/ > ) > > then execute > lspci -k > it shows you all drivers that have been selected during boot. Many thanks fir the information. Cheers, Roger

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-07 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 7 May, Roger Mason wrote: > Hello Andrea, > > Andrea Conti writes: > >> I would check the processor type setting (A 3GHz Celeron should be >> P4-based) and/or muck around with ACPI. Also try disabling framebuffer >> drivers and using a plain VGA console. >> >> Leave all advanced settings in

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-07 Thread Roger Mason
Hello Andrea, Andrea Conti writes: > I would check the processor type setting (A 3GHz Celeron should be > P4-based) and/or muck around with ACPI. Also try disabling framebuffer > drivers and using a plain VGA console. > > Leave all advanced settings in your bios to their defaults. > > And no, EM

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-07 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 06 May 2010 12:52:55 Mick wrote: > When I get problems like this I usually run grub in a terminal and > then use autocompletion to find out what grub sees: > > root (hd <--tab > > it will list all partitions and hopefully help you find your boot > partition. > > Then search for

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-07 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 7 May 2010 07:28:00 +0100, Mick wrote: > > > It drops you to the grub command line, it's documented on the GRUB > > > menu screen itself, just after it tells you about e. > > > > Oh OK. I didn't reboot and read that part. lol I learned something > > today. Just hope I will remember

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-07 Thread Andrea Conti
> Are you sure ext[234] is compiled statically into the kernel in this > .config? > Also the drivers for the EIDE / SATA controller. Missing FS and/or controller drivers will result in a regular kernel boot with a panic at the end, when it's time to mount root and load init. In this case grubs se

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Mick
On Thursday 06 May 2010 17:03:54 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:03:59 -0500, Dale wrote: > Did you mean press e ? > >>> > >>> No. > >> > >> I don't see anything in the man page about hitting the c key. What > >> does that do? I've used e, b and such but never h

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 06 May 2010 13:07:37 -0230, Roger Mason wrote: > This what grep SATA kernel-config says: > > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_SATA is not set > CONFIG_SATA_PMP=y > CONFIG_SATA_AHCI=m > CONFIG_SATA_SIL24=m > CONFIG_SATA_SVW=m > CONFIG_SATA_MV=m > CONFIG_SATA_NV=m > CONFIG_SATA_QSTOR=m > CONFIG_SATA_PR

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:03:59 -0500, Dale wrote: Did you mean press e ? No. I don't see anything in the man page about hitting the c key. What does that do? I've used e, b and such but never heard of c. It drops you to the grub command l

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Helmut Jarausch
On 6 May, Roger Mason wrote: > Stroller writes: > >> On 6 May 2010, at 09:37, Roger Mason wrote: >>> ... >>> I just built a new machine (celeron 3 GHz) using a script that builds >>> the kernel using genkernel and a config that is copied from that of >>> the >>> kernel on the install cd. >> >> A

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Roger Mason
Stroller writes: > On 6 May 2010, at 09:37, Roger Mason wrote: >> ... >> I just built a new machine (celeron 3 GHz) using a script that builds >> the kernel using genkernel and a config that is copied from that of >> the >> kernel on the install cd. > > Are you sure ext[234] is compiled staticall

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:03:59 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> Did you mean press e ? > >> > > No. > I don't see anything in the man page about hitting the c key. What > does that do? I've used e, b and such but never heard of c. It drops you to the grub command line, it's documented on the GRUB

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 06 May 2010 08:34:49 -0500, Dale wrote: Press c at the GRUB menu. Did you mean press e ? No. I don't see anything in the man page about hitting the c key. What does that do? I've used e, b and such but never heard of c. Dale :-)

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Stroller
On 6 May 2010, at 09:37, Roger Mason wrote: ... I just built a new machine (celeron 3 GHz) using a script that builds the kernel using genkernel and a config that is copied from that of the kernel on the install cd. Are you sure ext[234] is compiled statically into the kernel in this .con

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Roger Mason
Roger Mason writes: >>> Can anyone suggest how to debug this? Egg on face. The processor is listed in the bios as Intel EM64T. Does that mean I should re-build this as an amd64 system? If the answer to that is yes, then I don't understand why the x86 install CD booted without problems. Cheer

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 06 May 2010 08:34:49 -0500, Dale wrote: > > Press c at the GRUB menu. > Did you mean press e ? No. -- Neil Bothwick RAM DISK is NOT an installation procedure! signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Mick
On 6 May 2010 13:38, Roger Mason wrote: > Mick writes: > >> On 6 May 2010 09:37, Roger Mason wrote: >>> >>> Can anyone suggest how to debug this? >> >> When I get problems like this I usually run grub in a terminal and >> then use autocompletion to find out what grub sees: >> >> root (hd      <-

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:08:42 -0230, Roger Mason wrote: I assume you mean to boot from the install CD then chroot into the new install and run grub from bash? Press c at the GRUB menu. Did you mean press e ? Dale :-) :-)

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:08:42 -0230, Roger Mason wrote: > I assume you mean to boot from the install CD then chroot into the new > install and run grub from bash? Press c at the GRUB menu. -- Neil Bothwick The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten per cent of its capacity ... the rest is

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Roger Mason
Mick writes: > On 6 May 2010 09:37, Roger Mason wrote: >> >> Can anyone suggest how to debug this? > > When I get problems like this I usually run grub in a terminal and > then use autocompletion to find out what grub sees: > > root (hd <--tab > > it will list all partitions and hopefully h

Re: [gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Mick
On 6 May 2010 09:37, Roger Mason wrote: > Hello all, > > I just built a new machine (celeron 3 GHz) using a script that builds > the kernel using genkernel and a config that is copied from that of the > kernel on the install cd.  The latter was downloaded and burned from a > very recent autobuild.

[gentoo-user] x86 boot failure

2010-05-06 Thread Roger Mason
Hello all, I just built a new machine (celeron 3 GHz) using a script that builds the kernel using genkernel and a config that is copied from that of the kernel on the install cd. The latter was downloaded and burned from a very recent autobuild. The build process appears to complete successfully