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kernel 2.2.17 boot disk prob!



Hi all

Forgive me for sending this mail in a cross-posting fashion, but I
really need some help here. This is what I posted previously to
debian-user:

Thanks in advance for any replies!


On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 11:44:05PM +0200, Sven Burgener wrote:
> Hi debs
> 
> I am unable to create a boot disk for my potato box. I just apt-got 
> kernel-image-2.2.17. :)
> 
> Then, in the process of installing the kernel-image deb file, I said 
> "yes" to take /etc/lilo.conf for setting up the boot disk. I also
> chose to format the boot disk.
> 
> Here infos of my system:
> 
> -- /etc/lilo.conf --
> boot=/dev/fd0
> root=/dev/hdb3
> 
> #compact
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> delay=20
> vga=normal
> 
> default=Linux
> 
> image=/vmlinuz
> 	label=Linux
> 	read-only
> #	restricted
> #	alias=1
> -- /etc/lilo.conf --
> 
> 
> # ls -l /boot
> total 2656
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       265942 Jun  3 19:07 System.map-2.2.15
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root       265635 Jun 25 02:16 System.map-2.2.17
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Jul  3 22:10 boot.0200
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Jun  3 20:48 boot.0340
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Jun  3 21:00 boot.0341
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Jun 14 21:20 boot.0800
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4568 Mai 23 12:48 boot.b
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4592 Apr 13 11:04 boot.b.preserved
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          612 Mai 23 12:48 chain.b
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          612 Apr 13 11:04 chain.b.preserved
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        12294 Jun  3 19:07 config-2.2.15
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root        20762 Jun 25 01:22 config-2.2.17
> drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root        12288 Jun  3 19:06 lost+found
> -rw-------    1 root     root        14336 Jul  3 23:07 map
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Mär  3 20:33 mbr.b
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          640 Mai 23 12:48 os2_d.b
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root          644 Jun  3 19:37 os2_d.b.preserved
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      1046612 Jun  3 19:07 vmlinuz-2.2.15
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root      1042807 Jun 25 02:16 vmlinuz-2.2.17
> 
> 
> # mount
> /dev/hdb3 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro,errors=remount-ro)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> /dev/hdb1 on /boot type ext2 (rw)
> 
> 
> When booting with the new boot disk, though, I get "L" and then zillions 
> of 0's and 1's. I then have to three-finger-salute the box. :(
> 
> 
> 
> I *want* kernel-image-2.2.17 to work particularly as I had no success in
> building my custom 2.2.16 kernel. (The gettys got locked up and I got
> lots of dumps in the logs)
> 
> Here is a snippet of that (2.2.16): (sorry for the horrid formatting)
> 
> -- /var/log/syslog --
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel: 
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:                          free                        sibling
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:   task             PC    stack   pid father child younger older
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel: init       1 S C17F9EF8  5216     1      0  2142        
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:    sig: 0 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 : X
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel: kflushd    2 S C17B5FA4  6132     2      1             3
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:    sig: 0 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 : X
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel: kupdate    3 S C17B3FB8  6236     3      1             4     2
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:    sig: 0 0000000000000000 fffffffffffdffff : X
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel: kpiod      4 S 00000F00  6980     4      1             5     3
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:    sig: 0 0000000000000000 ffffffffffffffff : X
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel: kswapd     5 S C17AFFC4  5840     5      1            84     4
> Jun 24 20:37:41 hp kernel:    sig: 0 0000000000000000 ffffffffffffffff : X
> 
> [snipped]
> 
> Jun 24 21:12:45 hp kernel: getty      6 S 7FFFFFFF     0  4367      1                2157
> Jun 24 21:12:45 hp kernel:    sig: 0 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 : X
> Jun 24 21:12:53 hp init: Switching to runlevel: 0
> -- /var/log/syslog --
> 
> Forgive me for reporting two problems at once here. :)
> 
> I'd _greatly_ appreciate any help!
> 
> TIA
> -- 
> S. Burgener
> Powered by Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
> 
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