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Συντάκτης: Matt Grice
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Προς: tommy, dynebolic mailinglist
Αντικείμενο: Re: [dyne:bolic] Remastering with a new kernel
On 07/12/2007, TommyDrum <tommy@???> wrote:
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> > Matt Grice wrote:
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >I'm currently trying to remaster a Dyne:Bolic CD with a different
> > >kernel. 2.6.18 has a bug which screws up my external USB HD. I've been
> > >trying to install 2.6.21-mm2-dyne from the dyne:bolic ftp site.
> > >The method I've been using is:
> > >
> > >dynesdk makesdk
> > >
> > >I then copy the .krn file into dyne...
> > >
> > >export KRN=2.6.21-mm2-dyne
> > >dynesdk mkkern (which goes smoothly)
> > >
> > >dynesdk mkinitrd (worked once, allowed an ISO to boot and run, but found
> > >no kernel modules)
>
> Have you downloaded
> ftp://ftp.dyne.org/dynebolic/modules/kernel/linux-2.6.21-mm2-dyne.kmods ?
> These should be the kernel modules.
>
> > >dynesdk -K mkinitrd (no error messages, always freezes)
> > >
> > >at this point, the system freezes at the output "populating the ramdisk"
> > >(or similar -my memory fails me... ), with no kernel messages (I had
> > >been tailing /var/log/messages). The system appears to lose all access
> > >to any discs at this point. the desktop still functions, but typing 'ls'
> > >into an xterm sits and hangs. trying to run a program has the same result.
> > >
> > >I'm running dyne docked on an NTFS hard drive with stacks of room on an
> > >AMD1700 with 512mb memory.
>
> If you've got dyne:bolic docked all you've got to do is change the grub.conf
> of your distribution to look to the new kernel.
>
> > Guy wrote:
> > Hi
> > I haven't had all your problems but I did make an iso that wouldn't
> > boot. The problem was isolinux.cfg not having the right name for the
> > kernel. I did put the solution on the wiki under troubleshooting:
> >
> > you need to edit the file /dyne/sdk/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg and
>
> That would be /dyne/SDK/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg (capital letters for SDK).
>
> Ciao
> Tommy


Many thanks for your help guys - turned out it was the computer I was
using. When I tried it on my own desktop PC, it worked a treat.

Thanks again.

Matt