amd64-release of "small gentoo", liveCD with JMicron-support

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

I can't give you more detailed information at the moment (hard studying :wink:

),

but I hope that link gives you some answers:

http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/Kernel-Build-HOWTO.html

I'll be able to answer at earliest tomorrow / during the next days ...

may you will have figured it out until then (I also learned a lot by myself by reading through forum-posts)
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BdON · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 127

Thanks, I found out a way and believe I have successfully patched it. Thanks for your help and CD

Xyzk · n00b Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 69

I have problem- your newest version for amd64 does not detect my internet connection :/ Normal gentoo does, so it`s a mystery to me. anyone know how to help?

At begining of the instalation i have something like this:

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

have you loaded the corresponding driver / module for your network adapter?

for example:

Xyzk · n00b Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 69

I have written "modprobe sky2" and ewerything went well now.
Thank you!

benjordan06 · n00b Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Kentucky, USA

Thank you kerneloftruth for making these isos.

Xyzk · n00b Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 69

I also have a problem (again) this time- i cannot see the full list of modules. Argh!

benjordan06 · n00b Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Kentucky, USA

I installed using the amd_64 r6 cd, everything boots fine except the kernel doesnt have attansic ethernet support

Sooo, i read Kerneloftruth's "sample procedure" and followed it as such:
downloaded and extracted all files, patched the kernel with patch-2.6.20-rc5.bz2 and the attansic patch.
used genkernel with my old .config and --menuconfig to add the attansic support, as well as added some Jmicron PATA support shown here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-535681.html

Now, with the same config as before + more support added to it, it wont boot. I can still boot my old kernel by modifying grub to point at it during boot time.

I do not have my desktop with me, but I believe the error I got was like this:
Determining root device...
The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell...
boot() ::

...but my error mentioned the proper drive it was supposed to be booting from. (/dev/sdb)

For reference, my drives are accessible in linux as such:
/dev/sda (windows NTFS main drive)
/dev/sdb (linux drive)
/dev/sdc (windows NTFS storage, it is slave PATA)
/dev/cdrom (master PATA)

I am running an ASUS p5b-e with core 2 duo e6300.

Any help is appreciated!

Xyzk · n00b Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 69

After all problems, now i have another one

Internet don`t want to launch again. Im just after instalation and i wanted to install kde, but it don`t want to connect to any server :/

benjordan06 · n00b Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Kentucky, USA

Xyzk · n00b Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 69

Hmm it`s not finding eth0... not good.... i must look for solution.

i3laze · n00b Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

Guys, I'll share experience a bit..

I've got ICH8R with 2x250 RAID0 on it. + DVD-Rom on JMicron controller (MB GigaByte GA-965P-DS4, you know).

My working sequence was:
"gentoo-irqpoll dodmraid"

heh

just because "gentoo dodmraid" was giving me "Kernel Panic" on dmraid detection..

benjordan06 · n00b Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Kentucky, USA

i3laze · n00b Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

oh.. this is my first step-by-step Linux installation..

Flood question (about bios raid):
i should only interract with it via "/dev/mapper/xxICH8Rxxx" device, sure?

i'm partitioning my hdd right now.. the question is:

mke2fs "/dev/mapper/xxxICH8Rxxx2" gives me some strange things:
"not enough blocks"
"smth about superblock"
"no device"
etc..

i've got Space-symbol " " in Raid's Volume name.. maybe That is wrong? (i Can rename "raid-volume name" via Intel utility)

i've got only one (xxxIHC8Rxxx) device in "/dev/mapper/.."
it's ok, that i try to "mke2fs /dev/mapper/DEVICE2" or smth like that?

stoil · Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:45 am Post subject:

I had some spaces at the end of my raid volume name and this was kind of a problem - I thought if they are at the end they are not part of the name. However to avoid problems I renamed it and now all is fine. I could access it even with spaces but with escaping spaces and I really prefer normal way.

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject:

Ladies and gentleman I'm proud to announce small gentoo r7 for amd64 / x64_64 / intel64 / core2 duo
a GNU/Gentoo Linux derived minimal install livecd

release features / updates:

- ext4dev-support
- reiser4-support (1.0.6 for cryptcompress-support)
- 2.6.20-viper* based (kudos to vipernicus & predatorfreak (thanks for your exec-shield-patch)
- directfb with mplayer & links2 (-> videos with mplayer)
- updated with paludis, the first "Gentoo" livecd with paludis ?
- r1000-driver support (try it out, don't know if it works)
- shutdown & reboot works again
- attansic atl1-support
- jmicron-support :roll:

- much more S-ATA & SCSI-Controller support
- ipw3945-support (I hope I didn't forget to patch it in :wink:

)[/b]
- ...

this shall be the last "official" release, since I consider it feature-"complete" for my needs (I also don't have that much time anymore)

newer releases will only be made if I need them due to lack of drivers / features

have a nice day :wink:

have fun with Gentoo

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i3laze · n00b Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 13

Good Work Man!!))
Take a good weekend after!!))

[waiting for your mirrors to update..)]

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:28 am Post subject:

mudrii · l33t Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 789 Location: Singapore

Big Thx for you effort
Could you please post the mirrors for small gentoo r8
I can not find it on any mirror.
Only r7 is available > amd64-r7.tar.bz2
Regards
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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:01 am Post subject:

mudrii · l33t Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 789 Location: Singapore

Thx for explanation
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yngwin · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject:

I get ERROR 403: Forbidden at the www.kernel-of-truth.net and kerneloftruth.neucode.org mirrors. Sendspace works, but is very slow (50K/s).
Thanks for the new version!
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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject:

since this livecd series is discontinued for an uncertain time

I'd like to point to an nice slackware based amd64-livedvd:

bluewhite64

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