LiveDVD Kernel

[hmarshall]

Hey,

I installed the LiveDVD filesystem to my hard drive for use on my desktop PC (using the handbook). But still get the problems detailed in my other thread if i try to boot directly into it (https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-894028.html)

Everything seems to work fine when i boot into SysRecCD, so I imagine it's to do with the kernel in my Gentoo install?

I have tried booting into SysRecCD and compiling a kernel myself for it, but just get lost in picking modules. I have also tried using genkernel myself, but get the same problem as above.
If I choose "boot an existing install of linux" from the SysRecCD menu, however, I can boot into it...technically.


I have posted the output of lsmod and lspci below (whilst booted from SysRecCD) and was wondering if anyone could offer any help with compiling a kernel?

Also, what would be the implications if i copied the kernel that SysRecCD uses into my Gentoo install?

Thanks,


The specs in my PC are:
Core i7 2600k
ATI Radeon HD 6870
8gb DDR3
Asus P8P67 Pro Motherboard


lsmod output:
Module Size Used by
raid10 17619 0
raid456 51496 0
async_raid6_recov 4985 1 raid456
async_pq 3726 2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
raid6_pq 76986 2 async_raid6_recov,async_pq
async_xor 2732 3 raid456,async_raid6_recov,async_pq
xor 4073 1 async_xor
async_memcpy 1540 2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_tx 2048 5 raid456,async_raid6_recov,async_pq,async_xor,async_memcpy
raid1 17139 0
raid0 6923 0
multipath 5118 0
linear 2910 0
radeon 729948 3
ttm 42665 1 radeon
drm_kms_helper 21559 1 radeon
drm 151100 5 radeon,ttm,drm_kms_helper
firewire_ohci 21821 0
firewire_core 37104 1 firewire_ohci
e1000e 141164 0
i2c_algo_bit 3968 1 radeon
i2c_core 16988 4 radeon,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit



lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579V Gigabit Network Connection (rev 05)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b5)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation P67 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Barts XT [ATI Radeon HD 6800 Series]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Barts HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6800 Series]
03:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
05:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB362 AHCI Controller (rev 10)
06:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
07:00.0 PCI bridge: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1080 (rev 01)
08:03.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev c0)


P.S.
I've successfully installed gentoo a few times before and have it running on 2 servers (a Mac Mini and a VMWare ESXi server - minimal install, no GUI) with no problems and everything has been a by-the-book install but just can't get it working with the hardware in my desktop.

[cach0rr0]

have you tried using one of Pappy's kernel seeds?
Tends to be the easiest most reliable way of getting a booting, working kernel

Links for info are in my signature
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[cwr]

Does the SysRescue CD (or the Gentoo DVD, for that matter) not have a /proc/config.gz device
to give the kernel configuration. I wish people would make that standard on boot CDs, especially
since Gentoo users are likely to be building a kernel.

Will

[hmarshall]

Ah thank you cach0rr0! I've just built a useable kernel using one of Pappy's Seeds.

Works fine, just need to do some fiddling now to get the graphics card working and get X up and running