Kernel config?grub

[booyaa]

Question: When booting to the Live CD for a Gentoo install, the spashscreen and input interface is a real nice graphic. When booting into my environment, I am at an ugly text screen and I can only do KDE in 640X480. Looks like my kernel needs reconfigured. To do this do I need to emerge gentoo-sources again? I have tried recompiling, but it seems to boot to the same one each time.

After my last recompilation, I ran this:

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/<kernel-version>

And pointed grub.conf to the new /boot/<kernel-version>

Wen booting it says file not found

What am I doing wrong?

[voodoodoc]

[booyaa]

Thanks vood for the swifness... Here is my config:

BOOYAA boot # ls
2.6.15-gentoo-r1 initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r1
System.map-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 grub kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r1


BOOYAA boot # tail /boot/grub/grub.conf
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.15
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/hda3

I dont think thats a typo in grub cause it points to my newly compiled kernel.

Could this have anything to do with symlink?

[Pse]

If you're trying to get an splashimage during boot, I'd encourage you to go through http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_gensplash.

On the other hand, you probably cannot go higher than 640x480 due to bad settings in xorg.conf (/etc/X11/xorg.conf).
You could post the info in that file, along with the model of your monitor and graphics card.

You may also want to go through
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_nVidia_Drivers
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ATI_Drivers
if you have an nVidia or ATI card.

[booyaa]

I have the splashscreen OK.. Here is my Xorg.cfg

BOOYAA boot # nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf


# File generated by xorgconfig.
#
# Copyright 2004 The X.Org Foundation
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
# The X.Org Foundation BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of The X.Org Foundation shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from
# The X.Org Foundation.
#
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the xorg.conf(5x) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Module section -- this section is used to specify
# which dynamically loadable modules to load.
# **********************************************************************
#
# **********************************************************************
# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Input devices
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Core keyboard's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Core Pointer's InputDevice section
# **********************************************************************
# **********************************************************************
# Other input device sections
# this is optional and is required only if you
# are using extended input devices. This is for example only. Refer
# to the xorg.conf man page for a description of the options.
# **********************************************************************
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Mouse2"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "Protocol" "MouseMan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/mouse2"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball"
# Driver "magellan"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "spaceball2"
# Driver "spaceorb"
# Option "Device" "/dev/cua0"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen0"
# Driver "microtouch"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "1412"
# Option "MaxX" "15184"
# Option "MinY" "15372"
# Option "MaxY" "1230"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection
#
# Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "touchscreen1"
# Driver "elo2300"
# Option "Device" "/dev/ttyS0"
# Option "MinX" "231"
# Option "MaxX" "3868"
# Option "MinY" "3858"
# Option "MaxY" "272"
# Option "ScreenNumber" "0"
# Option "ReportingMode" "Scaled"
# Option "ButtonThreshold" "17"
# Option "ButtonNumber" "1"
# Option "SendCoreEvents"
# EndSection
# **********************************************************************
# Monitor section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of monitor sections may be present
# **********************************************************************
# Graphics device section
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of graphics device sections may be present
# Standard VGA Device:
# Device configured by xorgconfig:
# **********************************************************************
# Screen sections
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of screen sections may be present. Each describes
# the configuration of a single screen. A single specific screen section
# may be specified from the X server command line with the "-screen"
# option.
# **********************************************************************
# ServerLayout sections.
# **********************************************************************
# Any number of ServerLayout sections may be present. Each describes
# the way multiple screens are organised. A specific ServerLayout
# section may be specified from the X server command line with the
# "-layout" option. In the absence of this, the first section is used.
# When now ServerLayout section is present, the first Screen section
# is used alone.
# Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
# EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

# The Identifier line must be present
# Each Screen line specifies a Screen section name, and optionally
# the relative position of other screens. The four names after
# primary screen name are the screens to the top, bottom, left and right
# of the primary screen. In this example, screen 2 is located to the
# right of screen 1.
# Each InputDevice line specifies an InputDevice section name and
# optionally some options to specify the way the device is to be
# used. Those options include "CorePointer", "CoreKeyboard" and
# "SendCoreEvents".
Identifier "Simple Layout"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
#
#
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TrueType/"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/freefont/"
# The module search path. The default path is shown here.
# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local/"
EndSection

Section "Module"

# This loads the DBE extension module.
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
# This loads the font modules
# This loads the GLX module
# Load "glx"
# This loads the DRI module
# Load "dri"
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection
Load "type1"
# Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
# Load "xtt"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# For most OSs the protocol can be omitted (it defaults to "Standard").
# When using XQUEUE (only for SVR3 and SVR4, but not Solaris),
# uncomment the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# Option "LeftAlt" "Meta"
# Option "RightAlt" "ModeShift"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# These are the default XKB settings for Xorg
# Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
# Option "XkbVariant" ""
# Option "XkbOptions" ""
# Option "XkbDisable"
Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "kbd"
Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Identifier and driver
# Option "Resolution" "256"
# When using XQUEUE, comment out the above two lines, and uncomment
# the following line.
# Option "Protocol" "Xqueue"
# Baudrate and SampleRate are only for some Logitech mice. In
# almost every case these lines should be omitted.
# Option "BaudRate" "9600"
# Option "SampleRate" "150"
# Emulate3Buttons is an option for 2-button Microsoft mice
# Emulate3Timeout is the timeout in milliseconds (default is 50ms)
Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0"
# Mouse-speed setting for PS/2 mouse.
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
# Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50"
# ChordMiddle is an option for some 3-button Logitech mice
GNU nano 1.3.7 File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf

# Option "ChordMiddle"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
# HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies
# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.
Identifier "My Monitor"
HorizSync 31.5 - 57.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 70.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "vga"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 4
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection




ALSO

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev 01)
00:02.0 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DB (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
01:07.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (rev 01)
01:07.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (Secondary) (rev 01)
01:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 10)

My monitor is an LCD dell flat panel model 1703FPS

[Pse]

There are three evident problems in your xorg.conf.
1) The Horizontal and Vertical Sync ranges are wrong.
According to this link: http://www.etech4sale.com/hardware/partinfo-id-148386.html the right values for your display are:

Horizontal scan range 31 kHz to 80 kHz
Vertical scan range 56 Hz to 76 Hz

So your xorg.conf should read:

[voodoodoc]

[booyaa]

I tried that, but It said no drivers are available. I also tried downloading them and recompiling. I guess thats where my issue is. My initial system was set up with genkernel. I then recompiled with the make menuconfig and then ran the cp command from /arch/i386/xxx to /boot/new kernel. All seemed cool then I pointed grub to my new version at /boot/new kernel and it said file not found.

Could this be a symlink issue?

[Pse]

[booyaa]

Cool I pretty much follow you every step of the way here. But my symlink points to my genkernel. How do I repoint it to my newly named recompiled kernel?

Dude I really appreciate all this help guys. When I get up to speed maybe I can lend a helping hand too. Im just a retarded Cisco pro - I can help with networking.. hahaha

[Pse]

To create links (hard or soft) you can use "ln". Type "man ln" in a console and you'll get all the info you need.
To point /usr/src/linux to your new kernel, you may just do as follows:

[booyaa]

Thanks man.. I am gonna try that tomorrow. I really appreciate it

[booyaa]

Ok I went to my /usr/src/linux directory and ran

#make menuconfig

I then went through the graphical screens and recompiled my kernel. I then issued this command:

#cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/2.6.15-gentoo-r1

I then changed my grub file to this:

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splsh.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/hda3


NOW when I reboot GRUB tells me file not found.. what gives?


Its weird cause in my old grub.conf for genkernel I had this:

kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r1 root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r1

this one says root=/dev/ram0

Should I change my grub to this?

[booyaa]

OK I got KDE working in multiple modes. I ran through the installing ATI stuff and it worked.

Now I cant for the life of me get gensplash and fbsplash up and running. Every grub.conf I see had initrd pointing to a splash image. When I do this - point it to anything other than the intiramfs file created by genkernel - I get the same error.

I am very seriously HATING the fact I used genkernel.

Why when I go to /usr/src/linux and recompile my kernel and then copy it over, does it not load with me specifying it in genkernel?

Is recompiling a kernel generated with genkernel supported?

I may just rebuild the whole thing.

[Pse]

I've no experience using genkernel whatsoever. Most likely, the GRUB error is due to the fact that hd0,0 (/dev/hda1) is mounted in /boot in your linux root filesystem. When GRUB loads and you set the root to hd0,0, you're in fact already inside /boot. GRUB knows nothing about the structure of your linux root filesystem (which is not located in hd0,0), so it doesn't know whether the kernel image is in /boot or /. If, while in Linux, you copy your bzImage to /boot/kernel-xxx, your menu.lst file should most likely look like this: