Hello, Daniel.
On Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 08:48:22 -0700, Daniel Frey wrote:
> On 04/06/2017 10:03 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> > On 04/05/2017 05:15 PM, Alan Grimes wrote:
> >> I'm still running on my old kernel as I re-build my system, Nvidia
> >> drivers just barfed
> > 381.09 was released today which supports kernel 4.10. But it might take
> > a while until it's in portage.
> > In general, I stick with LTS kernels ("Long Term Support.") Right now,
> > that's 4.9. Doing that solved "doesn't build against kernel X" issues
> > with binary packages like the nvidia drivers and vmware workstation. If
> > you're using nvidia, I'd recommend using the latest LTS kernel. What's
> > the latest LTS is listed here:
> > https://www.kernel.org
> He [Alan Grimes] has new hardware (Ryzen) that needs 4.10 for proper support.
I too have new hardware (An Asus Prime X370-PRO MB with a Ryzen 1700X
processor), indeed so new that my first attempt to boot a minimal CD was
less than an hour ago.
The attempt, one must admit, was wholly unsuccessful. I can boot into
the minimal CD's opening overtures, at which I'm prompted to select a
"kernel". If I choose memtest86, it loads and displays its initial
screen, then promptly crashes the system, leading to an automatic
reboot. gentoo-nofb boots, displays something about the number of cores
present (It counts up to #16), displays some information about "PCI"
(on, perhaps, 20 lines) and promptly crashes, blanking the screen and
rebooting.
My minimal CD is install-amd64-minimal-20170406.iso, so fairly recent,
but built with kernel 4.9.16.
Question: do I need a 4.10 kernel to be able to boot a Ryzen system at
all? If 4.10 is necessary, is it sufficient?
Just as importantly, are there any convenient instructions in a
convenient place for building one's own minimal CD? I've just tried a
quick search through the Gentoo wiki, but didn't see anything relevant.
Is there anything else relevant anybody can tell me to help me get my
new machine booted?
Thanks in advance!
> Dan
--
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
