reboot loop

kag · Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2002 6:51 pm Post subject: reboot loop

Hi
I went through every steps in installing Gentoo without any noticeable problems, but when I reboot after the kernel is compiled, I select my linux installation in GRUB and then I get:

Booting 'kag's gentoo palace'

root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda3
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0xa00, size=0xc451a]

When GRUB loads, it says "GRUB Loading stage1.5."

I read the other threads and I compiled my kernel again, twice. The first time, I made sure it was Pentium MMX and it didnt change anything. Then I realised that I had not cleaned the src directory, so I re-compiled it after doing what was said on https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=7723&highlight=reboot+grub

So right now I'm caught in that loop and I don't want to throw away the time I put on installing Gentoo to install Slackware.

Do you have any suggestions?

rac · Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2002 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: reboot loop

kag · Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2002 7:17 pm Post subject:

well after i press enter on "kag's gentoo palace", i see those 4 lines in bold for like 0.5 seconds and it reboots from there...... and i cannot get past that screen

i dont know if its before or after the kernel boots, im a linux n00b

yes, i did use the page you are refering to, to get back in and recompile the kernel

rac · Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2002 7:31 pm Post subject:

It sure sounds like a kernel CPU setting / actual CPU mismatch. What is the CPU setting in your kernel configuration, and what is your actual CPU?
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kag · Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2002 10:35 pm Post subject:

i have a pentium I 166mmx and the processor is set as Pentium-MMX in the "make menuconfig" thing .. it runs on the intel 430tx.. i dunno if it needs special modules loaded for it

rickysilk · n00b Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 11

I just finished installing on a Pentium 200 MMX and I get the same thing. It's setup for pentium classics. Grub comes up, I hit enter, screen goes black as if to begin loading, then the machine reboots. I'm stumped. I installed it on this machine as a test install to make sure I could get through it ok.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Instead of Pentium-Classic, have you tried anything else? Such as Pentium-MMX, 586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX, 486, or even 386?
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rickysilk · n00b Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 11

Am I wrong to assume the the example in make.conf under the heading Pentium/Pentium MMX+ would work with a pentium 200 mmx?
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pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

My bad. I should have been more clear. I was referring to options under 'make menuconfig'. Under 'Processor type and features --->' there is an option that will look similar to '(Your chosen option here) Processor family'. The "Your chosen option here" should tell you what your kernel is configured for. Alternatively, you can 'select' this one, and will see another menu of options.
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rickysilk · n00b Joined: 16 Aug 2002 Posts: 11

ahhhhhhh... ok, i see. Thank you very much.
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