[SOLVED] Toshiba C55 Laptop not booting after install

SAJM · 04-01-2023, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

Did you install and configure elilo?

Did you install grub?

Have you copied a kernel to /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware ?

If you copied the generic kernel, did you copy the initrd.gz file to the above mentioned directory?

Do I copy bzImage from kernel/huge.s or
huge.s in EFI/boot on the DVD to .../EFI/slackware-15.0?

colorpurple21859 · 04-01-2023, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Do I copy bzImage from kernel/huge.s or
huge.s in EFI/boot on the DVD to .../EFI/slackware-15.0?

I believe camorri was referring to the kernels in /boot of the slackware installation not the ones on the DVD if you are using elilo as the bootloader.

SAJM · 04-02-2023, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

Hmmm. Let me give you a listing of what a working /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware/ directory has to contain. Here is one from my laptop.

Here is mine

Code:

bash-5.1# ls -l
total 20064
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  9328657 Apr  2 09:43 initrd.gz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11207136 Apr  2 09:41 vmlinuz-huge-5.15.19
bash-5.1#

I cannot find the file elilo.conf

the script:

Code:

bash-5.1# /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh.
bash: /usr/share/mkinitrd/mkinitrd_command_generator.sh.: No such file or directory

also does not seem to generate anything.

SAJM · 04-02-2023, 04:28 AM

Here is
parted -l

Code:

bash-5.1# parted -l
Model: ATA TOSHIBA MQ01ABD1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    File system     Name  Flags
 1      1049kB  525MB   524MB   fat16           sda1  boot, esp
 2      525MB   5894MB  5369MB  linux-swap(v1)  sda2  swap
 3      5894MB  1000GB  994GB   ext4            sda3


Warning: Unable to open /dev/sr0 read-write (Read-only file system).  /dev/sr0
has been opened read-only.
Model: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SU-208DB (scsi)                                    
Disk /dev/sr0: 3781MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 2048B/2048B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags: 

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags
 2      6849kB  12.7MB  5898kB  primary               esp


bash-5.1#

SAJM · 04-02-2023, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

This file is read by the boot loader, elilo.efi. This file is also in the /boot directory. If you look in /boot, the file is called elilo-x86_64.efi. On the cp command, you rename it to elilo.efi.

Do I rename the file elilo-x86_64.efi in the /boot directory as well as /EFI/slackware-15.0?

Can I create elilo.conf and copy across your example suitably modified to reflect my system, or is it created by a script?

camorri · 04-02-2023, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Do I rename the file elilo-x86_64.efi in the /boot directory as well as /EFI/slackware-15.0?

No need to. The copy in /boot is not used to boot the system. The re-named one in /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware is used to boot the system.

Quote:

Can I create elilo.conf and copy across your example suitably modified to reflect my system, or is it created by a script?

Yes. Keep in mind you only need one kernel configured. Both kernels supplied with Slackware, Generec and huge will boot a system. Generic requires an initrd.gz file and huge; for the most part does not need a initrd.gz file.

SAJM · 04-02-2023, 07:20 AM

Here are the contents of /EFI/slackware-15.0

Code:

bash-5.1# ls -l
total 57088
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   216219 Apr  2 11:22 elilo-ia32.efi
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root      286 Apr  2 13:16 elilo.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   238531 Apr  2 11:22 elilo.efi
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  9328657 Apr  2 11:22 initrd.gz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11207136 Apr  2 11:22 vmlinuz
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  7495840 Apr  2 11:22 vmlinuz-generic
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  7495840 Apr  2 11:22 vmlinuz-generic-5.15.19
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11207136 Apr  2 11:22 vmlinuz-huge
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11207136 Apr  2 11:22 vmlinuz-huge-5.15.19
bash-5.1#

and here is the config.

Code:

bash-5.1# cat elilo.conf
chooser=textmenu
default=Generic
delay=50
timeout=50
prompt
message=textmenu-message.msg

# image=vmlinuz-generic-5.15.19
# label=Generic
# initrd=initrd-6121.gz
# read-only
# append="root=/dev/sda3 vga=normal ro"

image=vmlinuz-huge-5.15.19
label=huge
read-only
append="root=/dev/sda3 vga=791" 
bash-5.1#

Will this work?

camorri · 04-02-2023, 09:40 AM

Quote:

image=vmlinuz-generic-5.15.19
# label=Generic
# initrd=initrd-6121.gz
# read-only
# append="root=/dev/sda3 vga=normal ro"

No, it will not work.

The file name of the initrd file is just a name. I suspect you took this from my example. Look in /boot for the name of your file, make sure that file is copied to /boot/efi/EFI/Slackware and the name of your initrd matches the the name in Slackware dir; most likkly it will be initrd.gz.

Also make sure the root dev is correct, /dev/sda3.

SAJM · 04-02-2023, 11:16 AM

Still doesn't boot.
Here is the elilo.conf file:

Code:

chooser=textmenu
default=Generic
delay=50
timeout=50
prompt
message=textmenu-message.msg
image=vmlinuz-huge-5.15.19
label=huge
initrd=initrd.gz
read-only
append="root=/dev/sda1 vga=791"

When I boot up using the DVD to find an OS it displays the following

Code:

(hd0,gpt1)/efi/slackware-15.0/elilo.efi
(hd0,gpt1)/efi/slackware-15.0/elilo-ia32.efi

If I select the 1st line the following is displayed on the screen

Code:

near line 18: default image '' not defined
near line 1: Token is too long
Bad Token from elilo config file, parser read:
 elilo exiting
forced interactive mode due to config file error(s)

ELILO boot: ......................

It never boots and I then select the huge kernel manually

SAJM · 04-02-2023, 12:15 PM

Still doesn't boot.
Here is the elilo.conf file:

Code:

chooser=textmenu
default=Generic
delay=50
timeout=50
prompt
message=textmenu-message.msg
image=vmlinuz-huge-5.15.19
label=huge
initrd=initrd.gz
read-only
append="root=/dev/sda1 vga=791"

When I boot up using the DVD to find an OS it displays the following

Code:

(hd0,gpt1)/efi/slackware-15.0/elilo.efi
(hd0,gpt1)/efi/slackware-15.0/elilo-ia32.efi

If I select the 1st line the following is displayed on the screen

Code:

near line 18: default image '' not defined
near line 1: Token is too long
Bad Token from elilo config file, parser read:
 elilo exiting
forced interactive mode due to config file error(s)

ELILO boot: ......................

It never boots and I then select the huge kernel manually

colorpurple21859 · 04-02-2023, 12:27 PM

Should be:
append="root=/dev/sda3 vga=791"

SAJM · 04-03-2023, 03:23 AM

I got it working.

In the end I ran eliloconfig again.
eliloconfig seems to work differently outside the setup/install enviroment.

I certainly have a lot to absorb and thank you all for your time.

camorri · 04-03-2023, 05:37 AM

I'm glad you stayed with it, there is a learning curve with Slackware. It get much easier as time passes, and the reward is a very stable system.

SAJM · 04-03-2023, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

I'm glad you stayed with it, there is a learning curve with Slackware. It get much easier as time passes, and the reward is a very stable system.

One never stops learning!