genkernel compile [SOLVED]

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Hi,

I have compiled my kernel using genkernel and this is my lsmod.

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

No, genkernel provides support for many devices (some of which you will not need at all). It is meant to be more generic of a kernel. I would strongly recommend manually configuring and compiling your kernel. The most helpful information for doing so will be in the output of:

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Hi,

Thanks for the reply, that link is really useful.

Can I use the genkernel to get me going and then compile my own when I have a working system?

Also, can I continue to emerge the packages that I want and still change the kernel at a latter date?

Muso · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:49 pm Post subject:

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

Yes, you can use genkernel and then go back to manually compile your kernel. You will have to change a few things (regarding GRUB and such), but it isn't that big of a deal. Also, yes, you can continue to run your system normally, and switch to a manually-compiled kernel at any time.

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d2_racing · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:52 am Post subject:

And since you have a working box, you should note which module you are using right now for at least your hardware with that command :

dE_logics · Advocate Joined: 02 Jan 2009 Posts: 2253 Location: $TERM

Personally, I do not recommend peeping in to see what genkernal to configure your own kernel.

Paste the ouput of lspci -n to http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/index.rhtmlx

This will give you a glimps of what drivers do you need for which hardware.

Then start with the default kernel configuration given and check all the drivers that got listed in the above marked page.

To search you can you the '/' key in menuconfig.

Also ensure to check the 'event interface' option to get your HID working.

Edit:Respect what the guy above said.

d2_racing · Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject:

And if you want to be sure, maybe you can configure your kernel from one of the kernel seeds too from Pappy_Mcfae.

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Hi,

Thanks for all the replays.

de_logics & d2_racing I don't understand these:

cach0rr0 · Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:45 am Post subject:

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jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Ok, so I've compiled a new kernel using a seed, it doesn't boot.

The error is:

d2_racing · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 2:57 am Post subject:

Hi, from any LiveCD can you post this :

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

It seems odd to me that you are getting messages about hda3. Using the new libata drivers in the kernel should yield only devices such as sd*, not hd*.
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d2_racing · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject:

Which one did you start, the manual kernel or the genkernel entry ?

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Hi,

Here is my lspci -n

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

It doesn't matter that you have a PATA drive. You should be using the libata drivers in the kernel, and not the old ATA drivers. Therefore, in your menuconfig:

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Hi,

My config looks like this:

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

Firstly, remove the ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support completely (not even as a module). Then, within the libata section--Serial ATA (prod)...--you have your needed support by having the Intel ESB, ICH, PIIX3, PIIX4 PATA/SATA support.

Also, a full listing of the drivers you need in your kernel can be found using your output from lspci -n and the HCL on kmuto.jp:

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

I've removed ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support and re-compiled, but I still have the same error.

I've used the output of lspci -n & pasted it in to the link, I think that I've included all the drivers I need.

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

Okay, please post the contents of /etc/fstab. What filesystem were you using on your drives? Also, with regard to your grub.conf, you will need to make sure to change the partitions to /dev/sd* instead of /dev/hd* since you are using the libata drivers.
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d2_racing · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:36 am Post subject:

In fact, change that and post this :

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Here is my grub.conf:

NathanZachary · Moderator Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 2605

Okay, you need to update your grub.conf and fstab to have only sd* entries. Here are what the new ones should look like:

/boot/grub/grub.conf

jurgen69 · n00b Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 31 Location: London

Success!!!

Many thanks to everyone that has helped me, now to try and make X work