"No kernel modules were found" netboot d-i with custom reiser4 kernel.
Niltze, all-
Building kernel the 'Debian way':
Replaced abi string at debian/config/defines (from default value of 2)
to a more descriptive string:
[abi]
abiname: reiser4
(guided by hint that debian devs sometimes set abiname string "trunk")
Everything builds beautifully, especially UDEBs for modules/kernel
like couple shown below:
[...]
3.7M kernel-image-4.0.0-reiser4-amd64-di_4.0.8-2_amd64.udeb
34M linux-image-4.0.0-reiser4-amd64_4.0.8-2_amd64.deb
Once kernel build is finished, I place the approxiamately 54 generated
UDEBs at the installer/build/localudebs directory and modify
installer/build/config/amd64.cfg
# The version of the kernel to use.
## KERNELVERSION = $(LINUX_KERNEL_ABI)-amd64
KERNELVERSION = 4.0.0-reiser4-amd64
## KERNELMAJOR = 2.6
KERNELMAJOR = 4.0
KERNELNAME = vmlinuz
save modifications and execute command:
make build_netboot-gtk
The resulting netboot d-i iso image uses the custom kernel to start
the Debian installation -- as can be verified by executing in an
alternate shell: uname -a:
Linux [host] 4.0.0-reiser4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.0.8-2 (2015-07-22)
x86_64 GNU/Linux;
nevertheless stops at 'no kernel modules were found' and thus d-i can
not proceed further to install custom built kernel with reiser4
built-into-the-kernel support -- much less to detect/format a
disk/partition win Reiser4.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CK-ZehmUwAAjx-V.png:large
Any insight provided will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Best Professional Regards.
--
Jose R R
http://metztli.it
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