[plug] Debain queries....THANX TO ALL>>>>>>

[Garth Atkinson]

David.... I am subjecting your email to a 'value' test.

bk wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 02:38:11PM +0800, dynamix wrote:
> > Thanx Matt that seems like what has happened...Debian is a little different
> > and I'm still finding the differences...though I really am taken with it.
> > Due to all my fiddling with the modules I've done something to cause it to
> > not boot without a boot disk...
> > I'm beginning to wonder if Slink has a problem with 2.10 coz everytime I
> > recompile it with the new kernel I have problems.
> 
> 2.10? I've recompiled 2.2.x kernels for all my machines here (2regularly
> used, 2 unused'ish and one for vmware), no problems.

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> 
> When people recompile the kernel for the first time, they do not know what
> to enable or disable. First of all, if you do not have an SMP machine,
> disable SMP and RTC. If you use IDE, enable IDE block device and IDE
> harddisk into the kernel (not as modules). They're named
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE and CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK in .config/Configure.help if
> you want to know.
> 

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>  > > now it gives me some message about > VFS: Partition
> check > (dev_module request)
> > Kernel panic cannot find ...
> >
> > I think it says something about the hard drive ...its been a  few days since
> > I've booted it and I'm doing some teaching in windows at the mo...but it
> > boots ok from a floppy..it seems to be having a problem
> 
> What you recompiled has no influence over the rescue disk's kernel unless
> a) you recompiled the kernel specifically for the rescue disk and replaced
> it b) bad hardware (unlikley in this situation).
> 

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> > loading the harddrive...first I thought id compiles the kernel without IDE
> > support or something as horrendous
> 
> IDE support? name the options you enabled from .config.
>

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> > so I went back and recompiled...no different...
> > my Lilo.conf is the same as it is always been..
> > I've got a dedicated drive for Debian..hda1 as the boot...hda2 for burning
> > CD's...hda3 for tmp...hda4 for swap
> > another  dedicated master drive  for Caldera and RedHat 5.2 dual boot...
> > another dedicated master drive for Win98
> > and another dedicated master drive for Win2000 ........................all
> > on a rack system
> > so there is no way that the other operating systems are interfering,.
> >
> > I've even reinstalled the boot block etc but it still does the same
> > thing....
> >
> > Any ideas about where to look besides LILO.CONF ...???? I had a peek at
> > INITAB and the FSTAB / MTAB files ( capitalized to separate only)
> > > but there didnt seem to be anything outwardly wrong there either...
> 
> methinks you're looking at the wrong place.
> 

1/10 (If the user is still listening, otherwise 0/10)

> I don't understand. A capture from your screen would be of more help as we
> have no idea what you're typing. we're not mind readers you know.
> 
0/10 (you don't understand. You, you, you, not I, we,we're, please)

> Also, it's Debian, not debain.
0/10 - No room for error ???? Even in your posting Dez spells it right
(twice)!!

I judge your posting of no value. If you want to sledge, then post like
you have, otherwise remain silent.

In good faith.

Garth