2.6.9-gentoo-r14 /etc/silo.conf

[w.hill]

Hi,

I've downloaded and compiled 2.6.9-gentoo-r14 on my Sunblade 100 using "genkernel"

At the conclusion of the process it reports.

Required Kernel Parameters:
* root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/$ROOT init=/linuxrc
* [ And "vga=0x317 splash=verbose" if you use a framebuffer ]
*
* Where $ROOT is the device node for your root partition as the
* one specified in /etc/fstab

* If you require Genkernel's hardware detection features; you MUST
* tell your bootloader to use the provided initrd file. Otherwise;
* substitute the root argument for the real_root argument if you are
* not planning to use the initrd..

I would like to try the hardware detection feature - I'm trying to enable sound.

What should my /etc/silo.conf file look like? My current one is below. I looked at the man pages and tried a few variations. The 2.6.9 kernel does boot but I'm unable to login at the console.

How do I specify the extra information mentioned above? The new kernel and initrd file are in /boot

TIA

partition = 1
root = /dev/hda1
timeout = 50
default = kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r14

image = /boot/kernel-2.4.27
label = kernel-2.4.27

image = /boot/kernel-2.4.28-sparc-r6
label = kernel-2.4.28-sparc-r6

image = /boot/kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r14
label = kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r14

[kiksen]

Don't know of any silo.conf. I'm pretty sure you mean lilo.conf

from the install docs:
image=/kernel-<kernel version>
label=gentoo
append="init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/hda3 ramdisk=8192"
root=/dev/ram0
initrd=/initrd-<kernel version>

/kiksen

[fimbulvetr]

No, he doesn't mean lilo.conf.
Silo is the sparc loader for sparc (sun) hardware.

kiksen, I personally wouldn't recommend using genkernel for sparc. Despite how nice it sounds, it's actually much harder to get working right than just doing it the old fashioned way.

Anyway, to answer your question, you use the "append" keyword, just like lilo. Make it look like this:

[w.hill]

Thanks for the help. I'll also try building a kernel the old fashion way.