I finally got it running. Kernel compiles well an boots. The problem must have had to do something with initscripts. After I updated to initscripts 2.86.ds1-1.1 from sid, the new kernel behaves as expected.
Thanks to all ! Ralph > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Finnegan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 10:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: AW: kernel compile on RS6000 7043-260 > > > On Friday 26 August 2005 11:23, Ralph wrote: > > Hi Pat, > > > > thanks for Your fast reply, but that isn't it. > > I did exactly what You wrote before, so the sym53c8xx > > and scsi disk IS in config flagged with "Y". > > When I compare the top of the logs, there's already > > something different. The original kernel loads ramdisk first > > and later finds the cramfs and mounts it. > > The new kernel does a chrp-boot... > > Must really have to do with initrd/cramfs/ramdisk. > > Can you send your config? I've got a couple of 7043-260s, and could try > out your kernel on one of mine. The thing I noticed is that it doesn't > seem to be trying to init the scsi controller on the machine in the > 'newer' config you have listed. I'll have to do a bit of digging > around, but I'll try to get my kernel config to send you. > > > BTW I just want to build my own kernel to get rid of > > the IDE support in the original kernel, since the "noprobe" > > kernel argument doesn't work and this adds about 2 minutes > > boot time for probing something, that isn't really there. > > Maybe noprobe is fixed in a newer kernel, but as far as I know, > > 2.6.11 is the last 32bit-smp-kernel. And although I'm on a 64-bit > > machine, I'd like to use the 32-bit environment for compatibility > > reasons to an older ppc-machine here. > > FYI, I've only run a 64-bit kernel on POWER3 machines like the 260; the > 64-bit kernel runs 32-bit userland code just fine, you can use a 64-bit > kernel to run the same exact software that's running on a 32-bit > Power(PC) machine. > > Pat > -- > Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/ > The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
