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mcd 10-30-2004 06:30 PM

2.6.7 kernel, do i have the packages?
 
i have a couple of quick questions. i'm running slackware 10, with the 2.4.26 kernel. i want to try compiling a custom 2.6.7 kernel. i read the README.initrd and since i have a scsi drive, i think i'll have to follow the instructions carefully, but it says to make sure i have the following packages installed:

kernel-generic-2.6.7-i486-3.tgz
kernel-modules-2.6.7-i486-2.tgz
mkinitrd-1.0.1-i486-1.tgz

i have mkinitrd, so that's ok, but: the problem is, i've looked all through pkgtool -> view and can't find the others! i tried slackpkg install with those names, and it couldn't find any matching packages. i tried slackpkg search kernel, and got the following:

bash-2.05b# slackpkg search kernel

The list below shows all packages with the selected pattern.

[ upgrade ] - kdebase-3.2.3-i486-1 --> kdebase-3.2.3-i486-2
[ installed ] - kernel-ide-2.4.26-i486-4
[ installed ] - kernel-modules-2.4.26-i486-3
[ installed ] - module-init-tools-3.0-i486-1
[ installed ] - pkgtools-10.0.0-i486-1
[ installed ] - kernel-headers-2.4.26-i386-3
[ installed ] - libgtop-2.6.0-i486-2
[ installed ] - kernel-source-2.4.26-noarch-4
[ installed ] - kdebase-3.2.3-i486-1
[ installed ] - alsa-driver-1.0.5a-i486-2
[ installed ] - libusb-0.1.8-i486-1
[ installed ] - ncurses-5.4-i486-2
[ installed ] - netpbm-10.18.12-i486-1
[ installed ] - svgalib-1.4.3-i386-2
[ installed ] - x11-devel-6.7.0-i486-4
[uninstalled] - sane-1.0.14-i486-2
[uninstalled] - libax25-0.0.11-i486-2
[uninstalled] - libsafe-2.0.16-i386-1
[uninstalled] - modutils-2.4.25-i486-1

bash-2.05b#


i searched the package list on www.slackware.org and couldn't find them either. so it seems like i don't have the 2.6.7 kernel or source installed...is that right? if i download them, where should i untar them? i'm guessing /usr/src/linux-2.6.7? right now all that's there is

bash-2.05b# ls /usr/src
linux linux-2.4.26 rpm speakup-2.4.26


my next question is, once i've uncommented the INSTALL_PATH line in /usr/src/linux/Makefile, and added an entry in lilo.conf for vmlinuz.old, when i do this:

make menuconfig (make your changes here...when done, save your new configuration)
make dep (sets all the kernel dependencies)
make clean (removes un-needed files)
make bzImage (builds the kernel)
make
make install (installs, moves and renames all the needed files and updates lilo)
make modules (builds all the kernel modules)
make modules_install (installs the modules)

will it automatically back up my old kernel? i don't have to manually copy anything to new .old directories? i'm paranoid that when i try this i'm gonna overwrite my old kernel! the reason that i ask is because i compiled a custom kernel about a year ago with slack 9, and i distinctly remember moving things like vmlinuz -> vmlinuz.old, and /usr/src/linux -> /usr/src/linux.old

or am i just imagining things?

egag 10-30-2004 06:50 PM

hi ,

if you want to compile a custom kernel goto www.kernel.org and get the newest ( 2.6.9 ) kernel-sources.
you can untar them in the "/usr/src" ( that's what most people do.....), but in fact you can untar it your home dir. also ( as adviced by Linus )

after configuring, type " make bzImage ": this will produce a file /usr/src/linux-2.6.9/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
that's your new kernel and you have to copy it manually to /boot, renaming it to " vmlinuz-2.6.9 "
when you do " make moules_install ", a new moduletree /lib/modules/2.6.9 will be build.

after that , you can configure the initrd and lilo.

egag

mcd 10-30-2004 06:59 PM

great, thanks for the quick response! i'm gonna try this out now, i'll let you know how it goes ^^

Bruce Hill 10-30-2004 07:31 PM

To answer your first question, those are packages that Pat provided
with Slackware-10.0 and they're on the 2nd CD in this directory ->
/testing/packages/linux-2.6.7/

If you want to use them, you just install them by using pkgtool. If you
don't understand how to use it, issue "man pkgtool" for details. You
can issue as root "installpkg /path/to/CD/testing/packages/linux-2.6.7/
and choose each one by name.

Since they are Slackpacks, I would assume they install everything and
afterwards you might need to check your /boot entries and adjust your
/etc/lilo.conf to boot it, then as root run "lilo" - post back if you choose
this method and need help with those.

You use ftp://ftp.slackware.com rather than the .org you posted.

For your second part, you can d/l linux-2.6.7.tar.bz2 from
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ and then compile from
source (my preferred method) using one of these two guides:
Newbie Guide To Compiling A Kernel
Kernel-Build-HOWTO

If you follow the steps in that first kernel guide, after you rm
the current symlinks, you'll still have the old kernel in /boot and
if you setup /boot and /etc/lilo.conf like I have below, you can
boot either kernel afterwards.

Code:

mingdao@james:~$ ls -alc /boot
total 3760
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root    536 2004-10-29 16:45 ./
drwxr-xr-x  23 root root    536 2004-10-31 07:25 ../
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      37 2004-09-18 16:10 README.initrd -> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.0.1/README.initrd
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      22 2004-09-22 21:49 System.map -> /boot/System.map-2.6.7
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  660359 2004-10-23 07:29 System.map-2.6.7
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  620999 2004-09-18 16:10 System.map-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    512 2004-09-24 11:12 boot.0300
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    512 2004-09-18 16:26 boot.0800
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    512 2004-09-21 16:56 boot.0801
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    512 2004-09-23 06:00 boot.2100
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    168 2004-09-18 16:26 boot_message.txt
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  41017 2004-09-18 16:10 config-ide-2.4.26
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    5032 2004-09-18 16:10 diag1.img
-rw-------  1 root root  30208 2004-10-29 16:45 map
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root      19 2004-09-22 21:49 vmlinuz -> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1201631 2004-10-23 07:29 vmlinuz-2.6.7
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1248111 2004-09-18 16:10 vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26

Code:

mingdao@james:~$ cat /etc/lilo.conf
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
append="apm=power-off"
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 50
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
  reset
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
 vga=791
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/sda1
  label = Slack-2.6.7
  read-only
image = /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.26
  root = /dev/sda1
  label = Slack-2.4.26
  read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
  label = Windoze
  table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends


mcd 10-30-2004 11:30 PM

alright, i think i'm done, it's really not that hard. one last thing, i'm confused a little about the initrd thing. i compiled scsi support into the kernel, so do i also need to load it as a module in initrd? it sounds like that's a way to customize the generic kernel, so they can adapt one image to many needs. is that right?

Bruce Hill 10-30-2004 11:36 PM

Read /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.0.1/README.initrd - here's your answer:
Quote:

2. Why do I need an initrd?

The usual reason to use an initrd is because you need to load kernel
modules before mounting the root partition. Usually these modules are
required to support the filesystem used by the root partition (ext3,
reiserfs, xfs), or perhaps the controller that the hard drive is attached
to (SCSI, RAID, etc). Essentially, there are so many different options
available in modern Linux kernels that it isn't practical to try to ship
many different kernels to try to cover everyone's needs. It's a lot more
flexible to ship a generic kernel and a set of kernel modules for it. The
generic 2.6 kernel in Slackware supports the ext2 filesystem (which is
used by the initrd), and also supports most IDE controllers (much like the
old bare.i kernel). So, if you have an IDE based system that uses the
ext2 filesystem, then you will not need to use an initrd to boot.
Edit: You really don't need it if you have support for your filesystem compiled
into your kernel and not as a module. What filesystems are you using?
Did you compile your own kernel, or installpkg the one from Slackware?

mcd 10-31-2004 01:47 AM

i'm using reiserfs, and i compiled it into the kernel, but when i rebooted it hung afer i selected the new kernel image. said something about VFS filesystem or something, i'm busy compiling again now, but if it happens again i'll post the exact error. i'm using the kernel from kernel.org. do you think i should try a slackware one? right now i'm compiling 2.6.7, but i'm also downloading 2.6.9 from kernel.org. right now i feel like doing at least a couple more custom compiles, just for the experience, but i'll see how much waiting around i can actually take. it's a time-consuming process. it's been kinda fun though, i did this:

# cd /home/user/computerdata
# touch lspci.txt
# lspci 1>lspci.txt 2>&1

and i did it with lscpi, lsmod, cat /proc/cpuinfo, cat /etc/lilo.conf, cat /etc/fstab
which is a very neat trick that i highly recommend. that directory is shared on my network, and now i have easily accessible text files with all my hardware information. it makes it very easy to quickly find model numbers and chipsets, etc. it's a trick i picked up from the RUTE User's Tutorial.


so anyway, i'm hoping that i made some silly error last time, and this time i was definitely more comfortable. like i said, i compiled support for my filesystem and my scsi drive into the new kernel, so i don't think i need to mkinit.rd. if i get the error again i'll post it.

Bruce Hill 10-31-2004 01:17 AM

Just a quick stab in the dark. How was your SCSI drive
recognized in the previous kernel? And you might not
need to recompile. Could be that the new kernel sees
it as a different device, so you might need to change
some /etc/lilo.conf and /etc/fstab lines. Just a thought.

If I'm not mistaken, under 2.4.26 (with a sata kernel)
mine was recognized as /dev/hde but under 2.6.7
with all the proper support it is /dev/sda

Look if it hangs again, cause that screen will stay there
until you reset the box. It should saw a few lines before
the VFS panic what device it's showing.

If you'd like to see some of my config with 2.6.7 I'll be
glad to post it. NB: I have a SATA and you have SCSI
but it's not that much difference, since my support is
under SCSI low level drivers.

Yes I compile from source from kernel.org and thanks for
the trick from RUTE. I need to read the RUTE tutorial.

mcd 10-31-2004 01:30 AM

still having that problem. the kernel starts loading ok, it gets through inputs, ALSA, TCP/IP, but it stops at VFS. here's what it says:


VFS: Cannot open root device "806" or unknow-block(8,6)
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unkown-block(8,6)
_



i put an underscore where the cursor hangs, blinking. it looks like an underscore too. and there's no way for me to interact with it, i have to do a hard reset and boot my old kernel.

mcd 10-31-2004 01:35 AM

from dmesg in my bootable 2.4.26 kernel:

Starting kswapd
VFS: Disk quotas vdquot_6.5.1
Journalled Block Device driver loaded


and later:

FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted.
FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
FAT: bogus logical sector size 0
reiserfs: found format "3.6" with standard journal
reiserfs: checking transaction log (device sd(8,6)) ...
for (sd(8,6))
sd(8,6):Using r5 hash to sort names
VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 140k freed
Adding Swap: 196600k swap-space (priority -1)


so is VFS reiserfs? if so, why can't i mount a reiserfs partition if i compiled reiserfs support into the kernel?

Bruce Hill 10-31-2004 03:19 AM

You've got some stuff that's different than mine, so I might
not be much help. Just for comparison sake, here's dmesg
from the time it assigns an irq to my hard drive
Code:

sata_via(0000:00:0f.0): routed to hard irq line 9
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xD000 ctl 0xB802 bmdma 0xA800 irq 9
ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xB400 ctl 0xB002 bmdma 0xA808 irq 9
ata1: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4003 85:3469 86:3c01 87:4003 88:407f
ata1: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 156301488 sectors: lba48
ata1: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133
scsi0 : sata_via
ata2: no device found (phy stat 00000000)
scsi1 : sata_via
  Vendor: ATA      Model: ST380013AS        Rev: 3.18
  Type:  Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
SCSI device sda: 156301488 512-byte hdwr sectors (80026 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
 sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 sda6 sda7 >
Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP: routing cache hash table of 8192 buckets, 64Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
ip_conntrack version 2.1 (8191 buckets, 65528 max) - 296 bytes per conntrack
ip_tables: (C) 2000-2002 Netfilter core team
ipt_recent v0.3.1: Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>.  http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/
arp_tables: (C) 2002 David S. Miller
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 17
ReiserFS: sda1: found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal
ReiserFS: sda1: using ordered data mode
ReiserFS: sda1: journal params: device sda1, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30
ReiserFS: sda1: checking transaction log (sda1)
ReiserFS: sda1: Using r5 hash to sort names
VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 132k freed
Adding 1020088k swap on /dev/hda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1

through the adding of swap from my last boot.

It's a pain, but you should write down the messages prior to and
including your kernel panic. I wish I could tell you how to record
it - is it not in dmesg when you boot the good kernel afterwards?

That is where I found the error when I first installed 2.6.7 and had
a kernel panic. My problem was I had been mounting it as /dev/hde
in 2.4.26 and now 2.6.7 wanted to mount it as /dev/sda so I had to
change /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf to match - then boot 2.6.7.

I think you should also post /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf and fdisk -l
outputs so that it's easier to see "the whole picture." I'll post what
I have compiled in the kernel with my SATA drive. You must have
the motherboard chipset, and the hard drive's chipset built in.

Code:

#
# ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
#
CONFIG_IDE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
<snip>
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set < - should this be y for your SCSI?
<snip>
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82CXXX=y < - my chipset
#
# SCSI device support
#
CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y

#
# SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST is not set
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR is not set
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG is not set
<snip>
#
# SCSI low-level drivers
#
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y < - for SATA drive
<snip>
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_VIA=y < - my chipset
<snip>

I realize some of that will be different because you have a true
SCSI drive and mine is a SATA.

I don't understand this but in dmesg I have
Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=Slack-2.6.7 ro root=801 apm=power-off
and my / is /dev/sda1 so I guess yours is /dev/sda6 eh?

mcd 10-31-2004 04:53 AM

fstab:

/dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda6 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/sda5 /home reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0



lilo.conf (excerpt):

# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda6
label = slack-2.6.7
read-only
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.26
root = /dev/sda6
label = slack-2.4.26
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends



lspci (relevant parts only, i left out sound, ethernet, ide (one cdrom drive), etc):

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
Memory at 44000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

00:0f.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=66
I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
Memory behind bridge: 40000000-404fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000040500000-0000000041f00000
Secondary status: SERR
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 86C326 5598/6326 (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS6326 GUI Accelerator
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 66
Memory at 42800000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=8M]
Memory at 42000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at 2480 [size=128]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=32K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 1

00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

00:14.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9

02:04.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 7004
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
Memory at 40300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Memory at 40100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

02:07.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced System Management Controller
Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b0f3
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
I/O ports at 1800 [size=256]
Memory at 40400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]




also, i was reading one of the links you posted above to digital hermit, and he recommended all of the following versions:

Quote:

The minimum software versions for a kernel build are found in the ./Documentation/Changes file of the installed sources. They are as follows: 2.6.x series

o Gnu C 2.95.3 # gcc --version
o Gnu make 3.78 # make --version
o binutils 2.12 # ld -v
o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version
o module-init-tools 0.9.10 # depmod -V
o e2fsprogs 1.29 # tune2fs
o jfsutils 1.1.3 # fsck.jfs -V
o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 # reiserfsck -V 2>&1|grep reiserfsprogs
o xfsprogs 2.1.0 # xfs_db -V
o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V
o quota-tools 3.09 # quota -V
o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version
o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
o nfs-utils 1.0.5 # showmount --version
o procps 3.1.13 # ps --version
o oprofile 0.5.3 # oprofiled --version


A common sticking point on distributions transitioning between 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels is the module-init-tools package which must be updated to work with the 2.6.x kernel. Also, be aware that the underlying version of glibc, the GNU libc package, is implied. If you are upgrading from particularly old distributions then you will likely need to upgrade glibc itself. [2]
my reiserfsck is only 3.6.27...and that's the latest from slackware.
i don't have anything by the name of isdn4k-utils, or oprofile. i went to www.namesys.com, which is the home of the reiserf filesystem. their download page says this:

Quote:

REISER4 RELEASED!: reiser4 for 2.6 kernel

WARNING: Reiser4 has just been released. Namesys has the most stringent QA process of any Linux maintainer, a firm belief that no user should hit a bug that developer testing could find first if the effort is made, a by now grand archive of filesystem tests, and no one on our mailing list can make it crash any more, and all of this is why it took us so long to release it, but until a program has seen a few million real users you should not use it for a mission critical server. For that, use ReiserFS V3 for now, as V3 has millions of users and goes many months between bug reports (and the bug reports we do get relate to tweaks someone outside Namesys added, not core code.).

it has instructions for converting to reiser4, which include download and installing liaal-1.0.2 and reiser4progs-1.0.2, both of which i did. then they say

Quote:

5. Create reiser4 filesystem :

# /usr/local/sbin/mkfs.reiser4 device

6. Do whatever you used to do with filesystem.


but it also says reiser4 is incompatible with 2.4.x kernels, which is the only one i have working at the moment, so i don't really feel like converting just yet.

Bruce Hill 10-31-2004 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mcd
fstab:

/dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda6 / reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/sda5 /home reiserfs defaults 1 2
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,owner,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto,owner 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
Where is /dev/sda3 ? And technically swap can go anywhere on
the drive, but is best if positioned on the outer tracks. And since
you've only got 64MB of RAM, this may be important to you. If
you ever have some spare change, upgrade your RAM. This will
give you a better performance boost on Linux than CPU.

Do you have ext2 compiled into your kernel (not a module)? I don't
know why /boot is ext2 but since it is, you'll have to have support built
into the kernel - not as a module - since it holds your kernel image. That
could be the only problem.

Having /boot as ext2 could be a potential problem down the road. You
might want to read /usr/share/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/Partition

Quote:

lilo.conf (excerpt):

# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda6
label = slack-2.6.7
read-only
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.26
root = /dev/sda6
label = slack-2.4.26
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends
This is only part of your /etc/lilo.conf file...

To what location have you installed LILO?

Quote:

lspci (relevant parts only, i left out sound, ethernet, ide (one cdrom drive), etc):

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03)
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 86C326 5598/6326 (rev 0b)
00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:14.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
02:04.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895 (rev 02)
02:07.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced System Management Controller
This output was "lspci -v" rather than "lspci" - no need for verbose output
unless someone specifically requests it. And if you pick and choose what
you want to list, you leave out what might be needed. The IDE controller
must have support compiled into the kernel - so it's relevant.

Quote:

also, i was reading one of the links you posted above to digital hermit, and he recommended all of the following versions:
my reiserfsck is only 3.6.27...and that's the latest from slackware.
Don't let all that stuff bother you. Mine is reiserfsprogs-3.6.17-i486-1
which ships with Slack-10.0. Pat Volkerding of Slack said in the Slack-10.0
release announcement
Quote:

For those Slackware users who are anxious to try the new 2.6.x kernel series, it
is fully supported by the system. A precompiled Linux 2.6.7 kernel, modules, and
source code are provided (along with complete instructions on how to install the new kernel).
If Pat says it, you can take it to the bank. Slackware is very stable, and up
to date. It probably balances those 2 issues as well as or better than any
other Linux distro. You do not need anything updated to run 2.6.7.

Don't let those things keep you from seeing the forest for the trees.
I'm not the only one who has a good, working 2.6.7 kernel compiled
against nothing more than what came with Slack-10.0. When people
are constantly updating to have the "lastest packages," they are also
constantly having to hack their system to keep it all working together.

Bleeding-edge means you're always bleeding somewhere. I use my
comps in a production environment, and can't afford to get the "current"
packages all the time. They have to work consistently. IMO you should
stick with what you've got if it works, and upgrade only when there's a
new feature that you need. And by all means, don't get packages the
same day they come out. Wait at least a week - read the changelogs
and see if they've added something you need, or fixed something that
you had problems with.

So from here you need to verify that support is built into your kernel
for ext2 and reiserfs. You need to have support for both your mobo
chipset and your SCSI drive. And you need to have boot=/dev/sda
in /etc/lilo.conf - and LILO should be installed in the MBR.

mcd 10-31-2004 01:59 PM

Quote:

So from here you need to verify that support is built into your kernel
for ext2 and reiserfs. You need to have support for both your mobo
chipset and your SCSI drive. And you need to have boot=/dev/sda
in /etc/lilo.conf - and LILO should be installed in the MBR.

my lilo is fine, like i said, i've been booting the 2.4.26 kernel without any problems. but yes, it's installed to the MBR of /dev/sda. i've recompiled twice already, and i was as careful as i could be to build everything i thought necessary into the kernel. there are very few things i chose to load as modules, just my ethernet and audio controllers, and a couple of other things, if i remember correctly. my linux box is an old PIII compaq server, which is why it only has 64mb of ram, although to be honest, that's been perfectly adequate to run a few aterms, firefox, gkrellm, and xmms at the same time (with fluxbox). anyway, it's just a sandbox where i can play with stuff, there's nothing on it that i need to worry about, and there's nothing i have to accomplish with it. now, as i said, i tried to compile in all the things i need, but of course, i guess i left something out. here's my /boot/config-2.6.7 file: (you'll notice i turned a lot of stuff off, like parallel and USB, since i will not be connecting any printers or USB devices. literally the only things i need to work are the scsi hard drive, generic VESA drivers, my 3-com ethernet card (3c59x has been working great), and my el cheapo thundersound 4.1 wave sound card)

#
# Automatically generated make config: don't edit
#
CONFIG_X86=y
CONFIG_MMU=y
CONFIG_UID16=y
CONFIG_GENERIC_ISA_DMA=y

#
# Code maturity level options
#
CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
CONFIG_CLEAN_COMPILE=y
CONFIG_STANDALONE=y
CONFIG_BROKEN_ON_SMP=y

#
# General setup
#
CONFIG_SWAP=y
CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
# CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT is not set
CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
CONFIG_AUDIT=y
CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL=y
CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
# CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set
CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
# CONFIG_EMBEDDED is not set
CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y
CONFIG_FUTEX=y
CONFIG_EPOLL=y
CONFIG_IOSCHED_NOOP=y
CONFIG_IOSCHED_AS=y
CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=y
CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ=y
# CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE is not set

#
# Loadable module support
#
CONFIG_MODULES=y
CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
# CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD is not set
CONFIG_OBSOLETE_MODPARM=y
# CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
CONFIG_KMOD=y

#
# Processor type and features
#
CONFIG_X86_PC=y
# CONFIG_X86_ELAN is not set
# CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER is not set
# CONFIG_X86_NUMAQ is not set
# CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT is not set
# CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP is not set
# CONFIG_X86_VISWS is not set
# CONFIG_X86_GENERICARCH is not set
# CONFIG_X86_ES7000 is not set
# CONFIG_M386 is not set
# CONFIG_M486 is not set
# CONFIG_M586 is not set
# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
# CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
# CONFIG_M686 is not set
# CONFIG_MPENTIUMII is not set
CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII=y
# CONFIG_MPENTIUMM is not set
# CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 is not set
# CONFIG_MK6 is not set
# CONFIG_MK7 is not set
# CONFIG_MK8 is not set
# CONFIG_MCRUSOE is not set
# CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6 is not set
# CONFIG_MWINCHIP2 is not set
# CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D is not set
# CONFIG_MCYRIXIII is not set
# CONFIG_MVIAC3_2 is not set
# CONFIG_X86_GENERIC is not set
CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG=y
CONFIG_X86_XADD=y
CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=5
CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM=y
CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_INTEL_USERCOPY=y
CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y
CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
# CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC is not set
# CONFIG_SMP is not set
CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=y
CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_TSC=y
CONFIG_X86_MCE=y
# CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL is not set
# CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL is not set
# CONFIG_TOSHIBA is not set
# CONFIG_I8K is not set
# CONFIG_MICROCODE is not set
# CONFIG_X86_MSR is not set
# CONFIG_X86_CPUID is not set

#
# Firmware Drivers
#
# CONFIG_EDD is not set
CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y
# CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
# CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
# CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
CONFIG_MTRR=y
# CONFIG_EFI is not set
CONFIG_HAVE_DEC_LOCK=y
# CONFIG_REGPARM is not set

#
# Power management options (ACPI, APM)
#
CONFIG_PM=y
# CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND is not set
# CONFIG_PM_DISK is not set

#
# ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support
#
CONFIG_ACPI=y
CONFIG_ACPI_BOOT=y
CONFIG_ACPI_INTERPRETER=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_AC is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_FAN is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y
CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y
# CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set
# CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_ACPI_BUS=y
CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y
CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y
CONFIG_ACPI_PCI=y
CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y
# CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER is not set

#
# APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support
#
# CONFIG_APM is not set

#
# CPU Frequency scaling
#
# CONFIG_CPU_FREQ is not set

#
# Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
#
CONFIG_PCI=y
# CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set
# CONFIG_PCI_GOMMCONFIG is not set
# CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set
CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y
CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y
CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG=y
# CONFIG_PCI_USE_VECTOR is not set
# CONFIG_PCI_LEGACY_PROC is not set
CONFIG_PCI_NAMES=y
CONFIG_ISA=y
# CONFIG_EISA is not set
# CONFIG_MCA is not set
# CONFIG_SCx200 is not set

#
# Executable file formats
#
CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y

#
# Device Drivers
#

#
# Generic Driver Options
#
CONFIG_FW_LOADER=m

#
# Memory Technology Devices (MTD)
#
# CONFIG_MTD is not set

#
# Parallel port support
#
# CONFIG_PARPORT is not set

#
# Plug and Play support
#
# CONFIG_PNP is not set

#
# Block devices
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA=m
CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA=m
# CONFIG_CISS_SCSI_TAPE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CARMEL is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set
# CONFIG_LBD is not set

#
# ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support
#
CONFIG_IDE=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=m

#
# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=m
CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL is not set
CONFIG_IDE_TASKFILE_IO=y

#
# IDE chipset support/bugfixes
#
CONFIG_IDE_GENERIC=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_ARM is not set
# CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA is not set
# CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set

#
# SCSI device support
#
CONFIG_SCSI=y
CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y

#
# SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST is not set
# CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST is not set
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR is not set
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y

#
# Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs
#
# CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_LOGGING is not set

#
# SCSI Transport Attributes
#
# CONFIG_SCSI_SPI_ATTRS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_FC_ATTRS is not set

#
# SCSI low-level drivers
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_3W_XXXX_RAID is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_7000FASST is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_ACARD is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AACRAID is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX_OLD is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_AIC79XX is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_DPT_I2O=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_IN2000 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_MEGARAID is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SVW is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_ATA_PIIX=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_PROMISE is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SX4=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SIL is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_SIS=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_VIA is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_VITESSE is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_DMX3191D is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_DTC3280 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_EATA is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_PIO is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_GDTH is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380_MMIO is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_IPS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_INIA100 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C406A is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2 is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_IPR=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_IPR_TRACE is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_IPR_DUMP is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PAS16 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PSI240I is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FAS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_ISP is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FC is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_1280 is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLA21XX is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLA22XX is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2300 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2322 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLA6312 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_QLA6322 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C416 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_DC395x is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_T128 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_ULTRASTOR is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NSP32 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_DEBUG is not set

#
# Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE)
#
# CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set

#
# Multi-device support (RAID and LVM)
#
# CONFIG_MD is not set

#
# Fusion MPT device support
#
# CONFIG_FUSION is not set

#
# IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support
#
# CONFIG_IEEE1394 is not set

#
# I2O device support
#
# CONFIG_I2O is not set

#
# Networking support
#
CONFIG_NET=y

#
# Networking options
#
CONFIG_PACKET=m
# CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP is not set
# CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV is not set
CONFIG_UNIX=y
# CONFIG_NET_KEY is not set
CONFIG_INET=y
# CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set
# CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set
# CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set
# CONFIG_ARPD is not set
# CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set
# CONFIG_INET_AH is not set
# CONFIG_INET_ESP is not set
# CONFIG_INET_IPCOMP is not set

#
# IP: Virtual Server Configuration
#
# CONFIG_IP_VS is not set
# CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
# CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set

#
# IP: Netfilter Configuration
#
CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TFTP is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_AMANDA is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPRANGE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_RECENT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ECN=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DSCP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_AH_ESP=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NETMAP=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_SAME is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_LOCAL is not set
# CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG=m
# CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS is not set
CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPTABLES=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPFILTER=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE=y
CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NOTRACK=m
CONFIG_IP_NF_RAW=m

#
# SCTP Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)
#
# CONFIG_IP_SCTP is not set
# CONFIG_ATM is not set
# CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set
# CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q is not set
# CONFIG_DECNET is not set
# CONFIG_LLC2 is not set
# CONFIG_IPX is not set
# CONFIG_ATALK is not set
# CONFIG_X25 is not set
# CONFIG_LAPB is not set
# CONFIG_NET_DIVERT is not set
# CONFIG_ECONET is not set
# CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER is not set
# CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE is not set
# CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL is not set

#
# QoS and/or fair queueing
#
# CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set

#
# Network testing
#
# CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN is not set
# CONFIG_NETPOLL is not set
# CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER is not set
# CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set
# CONFIG_IRDA is not set
# CONFIG_BT is not set
CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
# CONFIG_DUMMY is not set
# CONFIG_BONDING is not set
# CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set
# CONFIG_TUN is not set

#
# ARCnet devices
#
# CONFIG_ARCNET is not set

#
# Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
#
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
CONFIG_MII=y
# CONFIG_HAPPYMEAL is not set
# CONFIG_SUNGEM is not set
CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y
# CONFIG_EL1 is not set
# CONFIG_EL2 is not set
# CONFIG_ELPLUS is not set
# CONFIG_EL16 is not set
CONFIG_EL3=m
# CONFIG_3C515 is not set
# CONFIG_VORTEX is not set
# CONFIG_TYPHOON is not set
# CONFIG_LANCE is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set

#
# Tulip family network device support
#
# CONFIG_NET_TULIP is not set
# CONFIG_AT1700 is not set
# CONFIG_DEPCA is not set
# CONFIG_HP100 is not set
# CONFIG_NET_ISA is not set
# CONFIG_NET_PCI is not set
# CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set

#
# Ethernet (1000 Mbit)
#
# CONFIG_ACENIC is not set
# CONFIG_DL2K is not set
# CONFIG_E1000 is not set
# CONFIG_NS83820 is not set
# CONFIG_HAMACHI is not set
# CONFIG_YELLOWFIN is not set
# CONFIG_R8169 is not set
# CONFIG_SK98LIN is not set
# CONFIG_TIGON3 is not set

#
# Ethernet (10000 Mbit)
#
# CONFIG_IXGB is not set
CONFIG_S2IO=m
# CONFIG_S2IO_NAPI is not set

#
# Token Ring devices
#
# CONFIG_TR is not set

#
# Wireless LAN (non-hamradio)
#
# CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set

#
# Wan interfaces
#
# CONFIG_WAN is not set
# CONFIG_FDDI is not set
# CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
# CONFIG_PPP is not set
# CONFIG_SLIP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_FC is not set
# CONFIG_SHAPER is not set
# CONFIG_NETCONSOLE is not set

#
# ISDN subsystem
#
# CONFIG_ISDN is not set

#
# Telephony Support
#
# CONFIG_PHONE is not set

#
# Input device support
#
CONFIG_INPUT=y

#
# Userland interfaces
#
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
# CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768
# CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_TSDEV is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_EVBUG is not set

#
# Input I/O drivers
#
# CONFIG_GAMEPORT is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_GAMEPORT=y
CONFIG_SERIO=y
CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=y
# CONFIG_SERIO_SERPORT is not set
# CONFIG_SERIO_CT82C710 is not set
# CONFIG_SERIO_PCIPS2 is not set

#
# Input Device Drivers
#
CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD=y
CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_SUNKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_LKKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD is not set
# CONFIG_KEYBOARD_NEWTON is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE=y
CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=y
# CONFIG_MOUSE_SERIAL is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_INPORT is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_LOGIBM is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_PC110PAD is not set
# CONFIG_MOUSE_VSXXXAA is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_JOYSTICK is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN is not set
# CONFIG_INPUT_MISC is not set

#
# Character devices
#
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set

#
# Serial drivers
#
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_ACPI is not set
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_NR_UARTS=4
# CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_EXTENDED is not set

#
# Non-8250 serial port support
#
CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE=y
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
# CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set

#
# IPMI
#
# CONFIG_IPMI_HANDLER is not set

#
# Watchdog Cards
#
# CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
# CONFIG_HW_RANDOM is not set
# CONFIG_NVRAM is not set
# CONFIG_RTC is not set
# CONFIG_GEN_RTC is not set
# CONFIG_DTLK is not set
# CONFIG_R3964 is not set
# CONFIG_APPLICOM is not set
# CONFIG_SONYPI is not set

#
# Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
#
# CONFIG_FTAPE is not set
CONFIG_AGP=y
# CONFIG_AGP_ALI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_ATI is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
CONFIG_AGP_INTEL_MCH=m
# CONFIG_AGP_NVIDIA is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_SWORKS is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
# CONFIG_AGP_EFFICEON is not set
CONFIG_DRM=y
# CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_GAMMA is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_RADEON is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_I810 is not set
CONFIG_DRM_I830=y
# CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
# CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set
# CONFIG_MWAVE is not set
# CONFIG_RAW_DRIVER is not set
# CONFIG_HANGCHECK_TIMER is not set

#
# I2C support
#
# CONFIG_I2C is not set

#
# Misc devices
#
# CONFIG_IBM_ASM is not set

#
# Multimedia devices
#
# CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set

#
# Digital Video Broadcasting Devices
#
# CONFIG_DVB is not set

#
# Graphics support
#
# CONFIG_FB is not set
# CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set

#
# Console display driver support
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y

#
# Sound
#
CONFIG_SOUND=y

#
# Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
#
CONFIG_SND=y
CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=m
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=m
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
# CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY is not set
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
# CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set
# CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set

#
# Generic devices
#
CONFIG_SND_MPU401_UART=m
CONFIG_SND_OPL3_LIB=m
# CONFIG_SND_DUMMY is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MTPAV is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MPU401 is not set

#
# ISA devices
#
# CONFIG_SND_AD1848 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4231 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4232 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4236 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1688 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES18XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_GUSCLASSIC is not set
# CONFIG_SND_GUSEXTREME is not set
# CONFIG_SND_GUSMAX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE is not set
# CONFIG_SND_INTERWAVE_STB is not set
# CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_AD1848 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_OPTI92X_CS4231 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_OPTI93X is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SB8 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SB16 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SBAWE is not set
# CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CMI8330 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_OPL3SA2 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SGALAXY is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SSCAPE is not set

#
# PCI devices
#
# CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8810 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8820 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8830 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_BT87X is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MIXART is not set
# CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME96 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME9652 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDSP is not set
# CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ALS4000 is not set
CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI=m
# CONFIG_SND_ENS1370 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ENS1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1938 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1968 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_FM801 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ICE1712 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ICE1724 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VX222 is not set

#
# Open Sound System
#
# CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME is not set

#
# USB support
#
# CONFIG_USB is not set

#
# USB Gadget Support
#
# CONFIG_USB_GADGET is not set

#
# File systems
#
CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
# CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR is not set
CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
CONFIG_EXT3_FS_XATTR=y
# CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL is not set
# CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY is not set
CONFIG_JBD=y
# CONFIG_JBD_DEBUG is not set
CONFIG_FS_MBCACHE=y
CONFIG_REISERFS_FS=y
CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK=y
CONFIG_REISERFS_PROC_INFO=y
# CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR is not set
# CONFIG_JFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_XFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_MINIX_FS is not set
# CONFIG_ROMFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_QUOTA is not set
# CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS is not set
CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS=y

#
# CD-ROM/DVD Filesystems
#
CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
CONFIG_JOLIET=y
# CONFIG_ZISOFS is not set
CONFIG_UDF_FS=y

#
# DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems
#
CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m
# CONFIG_NTFS_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_NTFS_RW is not set

#
# Pseudo filesystems
#
CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_PROC_KCORE=y
CONFIG_SYSFS=y
# CONFIG_DEVFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS_XATTR is not set
CONFIG_TMPFS=y
# CONFIG_HUGETLBFS is not set
# CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE is not set
CONFIG_RAMFS=y

#
# Miscellaneous filesystems
#
# CONFIG_ADFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_HFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_HFSPLUS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_BEFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_BFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_EFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_CRAMFS is not set
# CONFIG_VXFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS is not set
# CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set
CONFIG_UFS_FS=m
# CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE is not set

#
# Network File Systems
#
CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
# CONFIG_NFS_V3 is not set
# CONFIG_NFS_V4 is not set
# CONFIG_NFS_DIRECTIO is not set
CONFIG_NFSD=y
# CONFIG_NFSD_V3 is not set
# CONFIG_NFSD_TCP is not set
CONFIG_LOCKD=y
CONFIG_EXPORTFS=y
CONFIG_SUNRPC=y
# CONFIG_RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5 is not set
CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
# CONFIG_SMB_NLS_DEFAULT is not set
# CONFIG_CIFS is not set
# CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set
# CONFIG_CODA_FS is not set
# CONFIG_AFS_FS is not set

#
# Partition Types
#
# CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED is not set
CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y

#
# Native Language Support
#
CONFIG_NLS=y
CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="iso8859-1"
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1250 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_1251 is not set
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_13 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15 is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_U is not set
# CONFIG_NLS_UTF8 is not set

#
# Profiling support
#
# CONFIG_PROFILING is not set

#
# Kernel hacking
#
# CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL is not set
CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
# CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK_SLEEP is not set
# CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER is not set
CONFIG_4KSTACKS=y
CONFIG_X86_FIND_SMP_CONFIG=y
CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE=y

#
# Security options
#
# CONFIG_SECURITY is not set

#
# Cryptographic options
#
# CONFIG_CRYPTO is not set

#
# Library routines
#
CONFIG_CRC32=y
CONFIG_LIBCRC32C=m
CONFIG_X86_BIOS_REBOOT=y
CONFIG_X86_STD_RESOURCES=y
CONFIG_PC=y

mcd 10-31-2004 04:54 PM

Quote:

Where is /dev/sda3 ?
oh, and sda3 is an extended partition, which contains 5 and 6. i don't know why there's no 4. i've never noticed that. 5 and 6 fill up all the space on 3, i just checked with fdisk; i guess i just skipped a number when i was entering the partition numbers. i made /boot ext2 because i thought it was more stable. quote from the /usr/share/doc/Linux-HOWTOs/Partition:

Quote:

Boot Partition:
Your boot partition ought to be a primary partition, not a logical
partition. This will ease recovery in case of disaster, but it is not
technically necessary. It must be of type 0x83 "Linux native".


and

Quote:

the code for
ext2 is 0x83

therefore, /boot should be ext2


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