Re: Compiling vanilla kernel issues.
Hi.
Hmm, strange ...
My next step would be to build a 3.2.0.4 vanilla kernel with the current
setup.
By the way - did you select "strange things" during make oldconfig? I accepted
everything as proposed.
Regards,
Hartwig
On Wednesday 25 September 2013 02:52:56 Kieron Gillespie wrote:
> So still no joy on my Sun Blade2500 going to post my exact steps, and maybe
> I'm still just missing something stupid.
>
> tar xfv linux-3.11.1.tar.xz
> cd linux-3.11.1
> cp /boot/config-3.2.0-4-sparc64-smp ./.config
> make oldconfig
> make clean
> make -j2 deb-pkg
> cd ../
> dpkg -i *.deb
> vi /etc/silo.conf
> reboot
>
> and kernel panic trying to find the root file system.
>
> So am I copying the old config incorrectly? I get asked a lot of questions
> about configuring options, which I just go with the default response.
> Does anyone have a build I can download? Wondering if I try installing a
> known working set of deb packages if the issue goes away.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> -Kieron
>
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Hartwig Atrops
<Hartwig.Atrops@arcor.de>wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > I repeated the test on a Blade 100 (ATAPI/IDE system, Openboot 4, test
> > kernel
> > 3.11.1):
> >
> > No problems ...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hartwig
> >
> > On Saturday 21 September 2013 22:37:02 Kieron Gillespie wrote:
> > > Strange as those steps you mentioned are exactly what I am doing on my
> >
> > two
> >
> > > SPARC systems.
> > >
> > > I am going to have to guess this is an issue with these particular
> > > pieces of hardware the Sun Blade 2500 and the Sun Fire T2000.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help, I just wanted to eliminate the possibility I was
> >
> > just
> >
> > > making some stupid mistake. Looks like it's more than that. I'll
> > > investigate more.
> > >
> > > -Kieron
> > >
> > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Hartwig Atrops
> >
> > <Hartwig.Atrops@arcor.de>wrote:
> > > > Hi.
> > > >
> > > > I used the Debian Linux Kernel Handbook:
> > > >
> > > > http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/
> > > >
> > > > I fetched the 3.11.1 kernel source from kernel.org (wget) and
> >
> > unpacked it
> >
> > > > under /usr/src.
> > > >
> > > > During installation of Wheezy, I installed my usual tool set
> > > > including make,
> > > > gcc, g++ etc.
> > > >
> > > > To build the kernel, I additionally installed:
> > > >
> > > > build-essentials
> > > > fakeroot
> > > > devscripts (I don't think we need that)
> > > >
> > > > and run apt-get build-dep linux
> > > >
> > > > And now:
> > > >
> > > > copy configuration from /boot
> > > > make oldconfig
> > > > make clean (I don't think this is necessary)
> > > > make deb-pkg
> > > >
> > > > installation via dpkg -i (4 packages)
> > > >
> > > > configure /boot/silo.conf (additional entry)
> > > >
> > > > and reboot - it works.
> > > >
> > > > You didn't mention the build packages, the rest looks the same ...
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Hartwig
> > > >
> > > > On Saturday 21 September 2013 17:42:00 Kieron Gillespie wrote:
> > > > > Could you send me a link to the exact procedure you used. I keep
> > > > > find
> > > >
> > > > like
> > > >
> > > > > four different ways to make a vanilla kernel for Debian.
> > > > >
> > > > > Two of my systems are SCSI based and both of those have problems
> >
> > when I
> >
> > > > do
> > > >
> > > > > the standard
> > > > >
> > > > > cp /boot/config-<Old Version> ./.config
> > > > >
> > > > > make oldconfig
> > > > > make deb-pkg
> > > > >
> > > > > dpkg -i linux-*.deb
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -Kieron
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Hartwig Atrops
> > > >
> > > > <Hartwig.Atrops@arcor.de>wrote:
> > > > > > Hi.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Last night, I've built a kernel 3.11.1 from kernel.org the Debian
> >
> > way
> >
> > > > (as
> > > >
> > > > > > described in "Debian Linux Kernel Handbook") - without any
> >
> > problems.
> >
> > > > > > My test environment: a fresh installation of Wheezy (7.0.1) on a
> >
> > Sun
> >
> > > > > > Ultra 60,
> > > > > > i.e. a SCSI machine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm going to do a test with an ATAPi/IDE Blade 100 as well, but I
> > > > > > have
> > > >
> > > > to
> > > >
> > > > > > set
> > > > > > up this machine first - that will take a while.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hartwig
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Friday 20 September 2013 03:37:30 Kieron Gillespie wrote:
> > > > > > > So current when I build the vanilla kernel using the typical
> >
> > Debian
> >
> > > > > > method
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > with make deb-pkg I end up with a kernel that panic's on boot.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It says,
> > > > > > > --CUT--
> > > > > > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> > > > > > > unknown-block(0,0)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 3.12.0-rc #1
> > > > > > > Call Trace:
> > > > > > > --END CUT--
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any ideas? If someone has instructions on how they typically
> >
> > build
> >
> > > > > > > there kernel for SPARC system I would like to know. Though this
> >
> > is
> >
> > > > how
> > > >
> > > > > > > I always have done it in the past it just recently stop working
> > > > > > > after 3.8.x
> > > > > >
> > > > > > series.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Patrick Baggett
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > <baggett.patrick@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > > > > > > I didn't have any problems, but I'm not using initramfs. To
> >
> > build
> >
> > > > > > > > a kernel 'the debian way', you might need to find a guide or
> > > > > > > > maybe
> > > > > >
> > > > > > someone
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > else can chime in?
> > > > > > > > On Sep 18, 2013 10:05 PM, "Kieron Gillespie" <
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ciaran.gillespie@gmail.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >> Hello everyone,
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Was wondering if anyone had any success compiling any of the
> > > >
> > > > vanilla
> > > >
> > > > > > > >> Linux kernel's on their SPARC wheezy systems with anything
> >
> > after
> >
> > > > > > version
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> 3.8.x.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Every time I try to build myself a new kernel I seem to end
> > > > > > > >> up
> > > >
> > > > with
> > > >
> > > > > > > >> a kernel that is unable to boot complaining about not being
> >
> > able
> >
> > > > to
> > > >
> > > > > > > >> find the root file system. I was wondering if anyone has any
> > > > > > > >> information on how I can configure and build the Linux
> > > > > > > >> kernel for
> > > >
> > > > my
> > > >
> > > > > > > >> various SPARC systems.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> -Kieron
> > > > > >
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