[orbit-user] kernel installation issues

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Feb 13, 2008 5:48 AM, Mohamed Imran K R <mohamed.imran at au-kbc.org> wrote:
>
> Mohamed Imran K R wrote:
> > Hi
> >     i have been trying to use orbit to test an open source
> > implementation of 802.11s (www.open11s.org). its a git repo.
> > I got it into the sandbox node 1-1 and used the .config files in the
> > /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-3-686/.config and i also manually checked
> > for the orbit essentials like serial drivers and i also enabled the
> > Marvell Yukon chipset driver also. /
> > make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
> >
> > i got the kernel and it is linux-image-2.6.24_custom.1.0_i386.deb
> >
> > installed using dpkg -i //linux-image-2.6.24_custom.1.0_i386.deb
> > Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.24.
> > (Reading database ... 42922 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Unpacking linux-image-2.6.24 (from
> > linux-image-2.6.24_custom.1.0_i386.deb) ...
> > Done.
> > Setting up linux-image-2.6.24 (custom.1.0) ...
> > Running depmod.
> > Running postinst hook script update-grub.
> > Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
> > Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
> > Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
> > Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
> > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24
> > Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686
> > Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
> >
> >
> > node1-2:/boot# ls
> > config-2.6.22-3-686  grub
> > initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686.bak  System.map-2.6.24     vmlinuz-2.6.24
> > config-2.6.24        initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
> > System.map-2.6.22-3-686      vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686
> > node1-2:/boot#
> >
> > and my /boot/grub/menu.lst entry confirms this
> >
> > ## ## End Default Options ##
> >
> > title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24
> > root            (hd0,0)
> > kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24 root=/dev/hda1 ro console=ttyS0,9600n8
> > savedefault
> >
> > title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24 (single-user mode)
> > root            (hd0,0)
> > kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24 root=/dev/hda1 ro
> > console=ttyS0,9600n8 single
> > savedefault
> >
> > title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.22-3-686
> > root            (hd0,0)
> > kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro
> > console=ttyS0,9600n8
> > initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
> > savedefault
> >
> > title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.22-3-686 (single-user mode)
> > root            (hd0,0)
> > kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-686 root=/dev/hda1 ro
> > console=ttyS0,9600n8 single
> > initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-3-686
> > savedefault
> >
> > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
> >
> >
> > and then i try to do shutdown -r now all the while watching on the
> > telnet prompt and i can see so many basic checks and then Yukon pxe
> > stuff and then the grub but then it hangs with the message
> >
> > Booting 'Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24'
> >
> > root  (hd0,0)
> > Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
> > kernel  /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24 root=/dev/hda1 ro console=ttyS0,9600n8
> >   [Linux-bzImage, setup=0x2a00, size=0x14fad8]
> > savedefault
> >
> > pls lemme know if i am missing something or point me to how i can
> > correct things from my side...
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mohamed Imran K R
> > Project Engineer
> > AU-KBC Research Centre
> > Chennai, India
> >
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> >
> >
> i also tried to create a initrd image and then edited menu.lst but to no
> avail..
> also tried using kxec to load the new kernel but no luck

Do didn't seem to create an initrd (initramfs now) which you will need
if you are using debian's default config last I checked. The reason is
that you otherwise your kernel won't know how to detect your
filesystem type and perhaps even the IDE drivers. Your option is to
just change the kernel config by enabling *in-kernel* both IDE drivers
and ext3 support.

  Luis