Error with 2.6.17 Kernel

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Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:51 pm

I've been using the 2.6.20 kernel but I've run across some software (openSSI) that needs to run on the 2.6.17 kernel. It doesn't support the 2.6.20 kernel yet. So I've compiled the 2.6.17 kernel but I'm stuck with an error.

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init: Unable to open control socket: Address family not supported by protocol
Kernel panic,: Attempted to kill init!

I have no clue what that error is and google turned up nothing. Any ideas? What did I set wrong in the config of the kerenl?

Thanks guys

geforce · Post by **geforce** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:16 pm

Do you have SATA hard drives ?

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:21 pm

geforce wrote:Do you have SATA hard drives ?

Yes I do. I compiled in support for my SATA controller though. (Its an Intel controller)

geforce · Post by **geforce** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:29 pm

Is gentoo installed on the sata drive?

If not, try to disconnect the sata drive and boot.

last time i saw that issue the problem was the sata hard drives.

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:31 pm

geforce wrote:Is gentoo installed on the sata drive?

If not, try to disconnect the sata drive and boot.

last time i saw that issue the problem was the sata hard drives.

Yes its on the SATA drive. Its the only drive I have. (This is on a Laptop BTW).

Makes me wonder if maybe I have a SATA dvd burner? Since it is a dell laptop? How would I check (without opening the case) if its a SATA dvd drive? and would that cause the issue?

geforce · Post by **geforce** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:36 pm

Well maybe but still i'm not sure.

try and

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ls /dev | grep "sd"

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:58 pm

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shelnutt@Gentoo-L:~$ ls /dev | grep "sd"
ptysd
sda
sda1
sda2
sda3
sda5
sda6
ttysd

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roo@Gentoo-L:~$ fdisk -l


Disk /dev/sda: 78.5 GB, 78518522880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9546 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        4961    39849201    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            4962        8877    31455270    5  Extended
/dev/sda3            8878        9546     5373742+   b  W95 FAT32
/dev/sda5            4962        5222     2096451   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6            5223        8877    29358756   83  Linux

(to account for the sda1-6, minus sda4)

geforce · Post by **geforce** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:03 pm

damn i'll be late at work ...

About the command's output it looks like you only have a sata hard drive.

What's you're laptop model ?

I'll be back ~11h30 PM

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:07 pm

geforce wrote:damn i'll be late at work ...

About the command's output it looks like you only have a sata hard drive.

What's you're laptop model ?

I'll be back ~11h30 PM

My laptop is a Dell E1505. T5600, ATI X1400, 80 gig 7200 RPM SATA drive, DVD burner.

No worries man, go to work, get paid, pay your internet bill, and keep helping me:). Your the first person to even have heard of this error.

edit:
It seems my TS-L632D DVD burner is PATA.
http://www.support.dell.com/support/edo ... n/spec.htm

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:27 pm

warrawarra · Post by **warrawarra** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:01 pm

You might be able to cheat by downloading one of the gentoo sub versions ie: something like sabayonlinux.org and using one of it's older versions say maybe 3.26 .
3.3 has 2.6.20-?? already.

Then just install the needed software onto a pre 2.6.18 version of it. Might have to post in their forums to get the correct kernel / version of it you need and then download using one of the ftp linked sites.

Also I have been using it for last 2+ years and it works on my E1705 .

Heck might be able to copy the kernel from the live cd , iso / cd /boot folder of sabayon and edit grub and boot from older kernel , not sure how stable it would be with new programs and old kernel but might be able to fix this if it ends up as a problem.
Might have to copy /usr/src/2.6.17 folder as well.
Just post and they will tell you what kernel is in what cd version.

Either way you get a working kernel + .config and you get to run your program.

PS> gkrellm + gkrellm plugins works nicely for temp monitor and fan control but might have to load i8k module for the kernels before 2.6.20 ( insmod i8k.ko force )
2.6.22-rc5 testing kernel has i8k back in again or it looks like it .

geforce · Post by **geforce** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:16 pm

yeah well this error is rather generic.

for example hidd can produce that message also.

maybe you need to review the kernel config..

try posting the machine's hardware config and kernel .config file.

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:40 pm

Fixed the error. It needed IPVS (IP virtual server). I recompiled with that in the kernel and now It starts loading, and hangs due to several different error.

It first started booting and ran a chdisk because it said the drive haddn't been check in 4907 days:p.

Errors I got,

can't open libinit/mount-functions.sh
undevd[1077] init-udevd-socket:error (couldn't see the rest of the message)

loading "cron anacron Failed!"

/dev/mem: No such file or directory! (repeated x5)

init ID "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
init ID "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
init ID "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
init ID "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
init ID "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
init ID "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

init: no more processes in this run level.

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:20 pm

Shelnutt2 · Post by **Shelnutt2** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:46 pm

I know someone has gotten these, less generic error before.