Hi On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 11:58:59AM +0200, Nagy Elemer Karoly wrote: > > Dear Ola, > > >>I do not know exactly why, as the operator does not speak English and does > >>not know Linux - but the kernel was not able to mount the root filesystem > >>(RAID on adaptec SCSI controller on rare motherboard). I attached a config > >I understand. But in that case Debian would not boot either, or? > Not - I needed to ask the guy to power cycle the machine and select the > old kernel.
Ok I see. > >I suggest that you build your kernel this way: > >* apt-get install linux-source-xxxx > >* tar xfj /usr/src/linux-source-xxxx.tar.bz2 > >* cd linux-source-xxxx > >* patch the source with the patch from linux package sources. > >* modify config with other things > >* make-kpkg (see man make-kpkg) > >* done > I did - and it worked - but I spent a lot of time trying to figure out > that I need the vserver-version patch (because kernel compilation died > only in the last step, after a half our of compiling) and I filed in this > bug report to nag you to add "some documentation in the > kernel-patch-vserver package" or a "clear error message patch". I understand. > >As you have problem to boot it, you need to tweak it anyway. > Yes, I know. What I am afraid is that some other peopple will try to > compile it like me (because they need it) and can not, because of the > documentation not found - and will spend hours cursing Debian while all > the important vservers are not working. Ok. > >> The reason why the package kernel-patch-vserver was removed was > >> because it was hard to maintain it within kernel source package > >> and at the same time as a separate package. > I know - what I am requesting is to revive the package with a single > documentation file inside or a vserver.txt to the > /usr/src/linux/Documentation. I think it may be better to document this in util-vserver instead. I'll update this on next upload (if I remember this). Regards, // Ola > Regards, > Elemer > > >>>Well that is not related to security... :) > >>OK - where to send? Linux-source? Linux-tree? Kernel maintainer list? > >> > >>Maybe a vserver.txt in the kernel tree in Documentation sublibrary with > >>the 6 patch commands that save 12 hours? > >> > >>Regards > >>Elemer > -- --- Ola Lundqvist systemkonsult --- M Sc in IT Engineering ---- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://opalsys.net/ Mobile: +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
