On Oct 31, 7:20 pm, "poenik...@operamail.com" <poenik...@operamail.com> wrote: > On Oct 31, 12:40 am, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: > > Also, I recommend that you read > > > http://users.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/Kernel.htm > > > for a fairly comprehensive tutorial on kernel building in Debian which > > documents many common "gotchas" in kernel building. For example, there > > is a patch to kernel-package which is needed in some circumstances > > when building a version 3 kernel with make-kpkg. The patch is documented > > on the above web page. And, depending on which boot loader you use, > > you may need to install some hook scripts when using a custom kernel > > with Squeeze and later releases. This is also documented on the > > above web page. > > > -- > > .''`. Stephen Powell > > : :' : > > `. `'` > > I followed the instructions given in Kernel.htm and built a kernel > from the source tree I had > downloaded fromwww.kernel.orgafter issuing make-kpkg debian. I also > patched kernel-package > using the patch file (linuxv3.diff) mentioned on the web page. > > I also used make localmodconfig to greatly reduce the number of > modules actually compiled. > Compiling the kernel took 34 mins on my 1.6GHz laptop. > > I installed the kernel using dpkg as root, checked that an initramfs > image had been created, closed down > and rebooted. > > The kernel loaded, entered runlevel 2, but commands that tried to > write to the fs failed because it was > still readonly. The kernel finally hung with nfsd. ctrl-alt-del > successfully rebooted. I shall recompile > the kernel without NFS support because I don't need it.
I removed NFS stuff and recompiled the kernel. I also removed the packages nfs-kernel-server and nfs-common. After rebooting with the new kernel, it loaded, hung at points and eventually gave me a tty login prompt. I could login as sian as well as root, but the file system was still read-only. I suspect that GNOME has to be able to write to the fs so that is why I only got a tty prompt. Some messages emitted by the kernel when loading: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can't open or create /var/run/syslogd.pid Unknown hardware ThinkPad EC touch: setting times of /var/lib/sudo: Read-only file system -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What do I do next? At least the kernel loads and gives me a prompt. I don't understand why the file system is still read-only. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/6a9c6581-5fbb-4848-9d92-81bf0dbce...@j36g2000prh.googlegroups.com
