YDL 3.0.1 boot from issue.

[Gavin Hemphill]

Unless your make modules completes you really have not built the kernel 
successfully.  You should look into why make modules isn't working.
	G++

yiding_wang@agilent.com wrote:
>>As root make an initrd with "mkinrd /boot/initrd-2.4.23-050bnew.img 2.4.23-050bnew" and add it into your yaboot.conf and run ybin.
> 
> I tried with /lib/modules/2.4.23-0.5.0b directory for initrd image. It gives the same result - system hang on white screen.
> 
> I don't have modules for new built kernel since "make modules" command failed to compile modules.  Kernel "vmlinux" was made OK. This is the source 2.4.23-0.5.0b from Terra Soft.
> 
> Eddie
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: yellowdog-general-admin@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>[mailto:yellowdog-general-admin@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com]On Behalf
>>Of Gavin Hemphill
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:01 PM
>>To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>>Subject: Re: YDL 3.0.1 boot from issue.
>>
>>
>>As root make an initrd with
>>"mkinrd /boot/initrd-2.4.23-050bnew.img 2.4.23-050bnew"
>>and add it into your yaboot.conf and run ybin.
>>
>>I don't know if they play any special games with the G5 initrd but I 
>>suspect not.
>>	G++
>>
>>yiding_wang@agilent.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Folks,
>>>
>>>I have YDL 3.0.1 on G5 system.  Through the help of Terra 
>>
>>Soft, I got kernel 2.4.23-0.5.0b kernel image and source and 
>>the kernel image can boot now.  Because the source mismatched 
>>the boot kernel somewhere, my driver compiled under this 
>>kernel source will no load due to a bunch of unresolved 
>>symbols.  This is a typical boot kernel and compiled kernel 
>>environment mismatch case under linux x86.  So I decided to 
>>rebuild the kernel with the kernel source.
>>
>>>Kernel rebuilt OK and new built "vmlinux' and "System.map" 
>>
>>are copied to /boot with proper soft linked name.  
>>yaboot.conf is updated with an additional entry of new 
>>kernel. ybin was run.
>>
>>>Then reboot with boot option of new boot label.  However, 
>>
>>boot stopped at white screen with message:
>>
>>>... ok
>>>opening display /pci@0, f0000000/ATY, SimoneParent@10/ATY, 
>>
>>Simone_B@1_
>>
>>>It hung on that screen and never goes to linux boot.
>>>
>>>Here is my new entry in yaboot.conf:
>>>
>>>image=/boot/vmlinux-2.4.23-050bnew
>>>    root=/dev/sda4
>>>    label=2.4.23-050bnew
>>>    read-only
>>>    append="hda=ide-scsi video=ofonly"
>>>
>>>This is in addition to bootable kernel entry 
>>
>>"vmlinux-2.4.23-0.5.0b".  Only thing different is missing the 
>>line of "initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.23-0.5.0b.img" since new 
>>built kernel doesn't have that image.
>>
>>>Any help is appreciated!
>>>
>>>Eddie
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