Gentoo 2006.1 livecd with JMicron-Support (JMB363/361/36x)

[kernelOfTruth]

and create a stage4

... I forgot: for this you need an external harddrive / an usbstick with big capacity / another internal harddrive

Thx for your help

de rien

[Jjeje007]

Hi,

I start to thing that gentoo don't like me

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reiser4: hdc3: found disk format 4.0.0
z_hash_table: 8192 buckets
z_hash_table: 8192 buckets
j_hash_table: 16384 buckets
loading reiser4 bitmap.....done (389 jiffies)
VFS: Mounted root (reiser4 filesystem) readonly.
Freing unused kernel memory: 172k freed
reiser4 panicked cowardly: reiser4[hotplug(296)]: readpage_tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/item/tail.c:426)[umka-2517]:
assertion failed: !jprivate(page) && !PagePrivate(page)
Kernel panic - not syncing: reiser4[hotplug(296)]: readpage_tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/item/tail.c:426)[umka-2517]:
assertion failed: !jprivate(page) && !PagePrivate(page)

Any idea ?
I really lost

This doing the same thing even i boot from the kernel 2.6.18-emission1 or through the latest kernel : 2.6.19-rc4 (patch with the 2.6.19-rc4-mm2)

Help

Format ??

[kernelOfTruth]

eiser4 panicked cowardly: reiser4[hotplug(296)]: readpage_tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/item/tail.c:426)[umka-2517]:
assertion failed: !jprivate(page) && !PagePrivate(page)
Kernel panic - not syncing: reiser4[hotplug(296)]: readpage_tail (fs/reiser4/plugin/item/tail.c:426)[umka-2517]:
assertion failed: !jprivate(page) && !PagePrivate(page)

this seems to be an I/O-error related or caused by hotplug

1) boot into liveCD and fsck.reiser4 your partition

2) what mount-options do you have for reiser4 ?

for me it's noatime, nodiratime

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/dev/sda5               /               reiser4         noatime,nodiratime              0 1

(change that from chroot via liveCD)

3) are you using ~x86 or x86 ?
the version I have:

sys-apps/hotplug:
[ ] 20030805-r2 (0)
[ ] 20030805-r3 (0)
[ ] 20040105 (0)
[ ] 20040401 (0)
[ ~ ] 20040920 (0)
[ ] 20040923 (0)
[ ] 20040923-r1 (0)
[ I] 20040923-r2 (0)

try to downgrade / upgrade to another version / ...

[Jjeje007]

Hi,

Ok i'll give it a try
Thx

Anyway i really lost as well with the ide configuration in the bios (Asus P5W DH deluxe)
I mean if i change the ide configuration some times the kernel is booting (and i got the error) and sometimes i've got something like "VFS: can't mount "sda3" - unknow block" or something like that
And then some times my sda change to hdc
To clarify :

- 2 two sata hard drives plug into the Ez-backup ports
- One ide/ata dvd recoder plug into the "normal" ide ports (mean intel ICH7 chipset)

Can you give me please your configuration ? (and as well your ide configuration in the bios)

See you

EDIT : I'm on ~x86 and i follow the conrad guide (but i didn't install the no-sources kernel) :
glibc2.5r3
gcc-4.1.1

[kernelOfTruth]

- 2 two sata hard drives plug into the Ez-backup ports
- One ide/ata dvd recoder plug into the "normal" ide ports (mean intel ICH7 chipset)

that's exactly the same hardware-configuration like mine
(in addition I also have 2 more IDE-harddrives connected to the JMicron)

Can you give me please your configuration ?

sure, it however is based on 2.6.19-rc4-mm1
I'll create one for more "sane" kernels later:
config for 2.6.19-rc4-mm1 (x86)

(and as well your ide configuration in the bios)

I'll give you this later, since I need the computer right now (working with it)

[Jjeje007]

Hi,

Thx for your time
Look like I enable the ide support and I don't need it (that why maybe i got the kernel panic)
I'll see it's compiling

EDIT :

Ok i downgrade the hotplug version but i still get this kernel-panic :s
Also I've got the same, like you, boot options in my fstab

Should I need to unable RAID support in the kernel (even i pass by an hardware raid) ??

[kernelOfTruth]

Should I need to unable RAID support in the kernel (even i pass by an hardware raid) ??

yes, you could try that, that hardware-raid shouldn't need any additional raid-driver



well, so you're using the conrad guide

it's a little bit ... advanced for the beginning ...

CFLAGS="-Os -march=${YOURARCH} -msse3 -frename-registers -fweb -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -funit-at-a-time -freorder-blocks -fno-ident -freorder-blocks-and-partition -fgcse-sm -fgcse-las -fgcse-after-reload -fmerge-all-constants -combine"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -fvisibility-inlines-hidden"

I suspect your problems are related to some CFLAGS not playing well (especially -Os & -msse3 ...) :

1) I would first ask in conrad's installation thread for help since he supports his installation
he'll surely have an solution for you problem ...

2) please change a line in grub to:

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ro root=/dev/sda* "irqpoll" "pci=noacpi" vga=792

sda* is your root partition, leave out "pci=noacpi" if you don't often use usb-harddrives

then it should look somewhat like this (example):

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title 2.6.19-rc4-mm1 (x86)
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz-2.6.19-rc4-mm1 ro root=/dev/sda5 "irqpoll" "pci=noacpi" vga=792

3) deactivate PARALLEL_STARTUP:

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# Set to "yes" if you want the rc system to try and start services
# in parallel for a slight speed improvement. NOTE: When RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP
# is enabled, init script output is replaced with simple "service foo
# starting/stopping" messages so that output is not mixed up.
# You can stop this from happening on the command line by passing --verbose
# to the init script or by setting RC_VERBOSE="yes" below.

RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP="no"

4) if the above don't help could you please change the above quoted CFLAGS to (unless cheater1034 doesn't tell you other way to solve it):

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CFLAGS="-O2 -march=${YOURARCH} -pipe -mfpmath=sse"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"

and then recompile your system

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emerge -e system 

so you won't use all of the architectural benefits of conroe, but I personally would go for -march=nocona
worked here fine, I'm only using pentium-m for backwards compatibility with my laptop ...

[Jjeje007]

Hi,

#2 --> still get the kernel panic

Here is my grub.conf :

root (hd0,1)
kernel (hd0,1)/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/sda3 "irqpoll"

#3 --> This wasn't set to "yes" (RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP="no")

#1 & 4 --> Ok i'll post to conrad topic et then i switch to this topic to his topic

Thx to have already post my problem in the conrad guide topic

[VampyreUK]

@VampyreUK:

Kyu, try to pm NeddySeagoon, perhaps he can help you with your problem ...

... I have done. Just waiting now

Thanks

Kyu

[Edward Nigma]

...2.6.19-rc4-mm1
I'll create one for more "sane" kernels later:
config for 2.6.19-rc4-mm1 (x86)

I See that you have hyperthreading in your kernel compiled. Does it make any sense on a Core 2 Duo?
Thought Alendale and Conroe don´t have hyperthreading implemented

[kernelOfTruth]

Does it make any sense on a Core 2 Duo?

no, not yet / not really

on the current sold Conroes / Allendales HT is disabled, but I have it enabled, just in case
the overhead should be negligible

[bubbl07]

Does it make any sense on a Core 2 Duo?

It's not going to break your kernel, but it isn't really necessary, either. From the kernel documentation:

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SMT scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision making when dealing with Intel Pentium 4 chips with HyperThreading at a cost of slightly increased overhead in some places. If unsure say N here.

[blitz667]

yes there is

since I had to remove some folders from the livecd on its building process the possibility exists that some libraries are missing /
that means some apps may not work which should work

it can also be that some apps are broken due to bugs ... (bugs.gentoo.org)

could you please tell me which application needs this lib?
then I'll have a look at it ...

Well, obviously I think, pppd with ATM support that is You cannot use ATM without pppoatm.so(so every ADSL USB modem is useless fo installation)

Anyways, the kernel even has modules for my Speedtouch USB ADSL modem, but they're pretty useless without pppoatm.so for pppd. If you could add it into the next revision it would be splendid.

Oh, and there's also ppp_generic kernel module missing, but It seems that everything would work ok without it(maybe it's compiled into the kernel itself?).

PS: does anybody here has any expierience with booting with GRUB installed on aPATA drive attached to the JMicron? It gives me an error 21 and dies.

[NeddySeagoon]

VampyreUK,

First Grub saying Error 15 is just an obtuse way of saying file not found.

Looking at your grub.conf you have (or had)

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kernel /boot/ kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.17-gentoo-r8 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev 

As your root is on a dmraid set,

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real_root=/dev/hda3 

is not correct. It will be

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real_root=/dev/mapper/isw_cbhfacbicf_RAID3 

/dev/hda3 is the third partition on the master drive on the primary IDE controller. I thing you also meed a dmraid statement to get dmraid started too.

You may find this thread useful too.

In general dmraid should be avoided - you only reason to use it is because you need Windows and Linux to both access the raid set. Its not hardware raid, its software raid, with the software being provided in the BIOS. If you only need Linux to use the raid, kernel raid is a better choice.

[kernelOfTruth]

New Release for x86 is out!

r4 release of „small gentoo“ (x86)

@blitz667:
this release should "solve" your problem with ppp / atm:

(I hope that the needed drivers for your modem are included ... )

changes:

+ added mplayer for your entertainment (video-playback unfortunately doesn't work), set volume via alsamixer

+ ppp with atm should now work (+dhcp)

+ added support for nv_sata

+ sky2 should now work

+ support for several raid-controllers (such as highpoint, ...)

+ support for uli, marvell sata-controllers ...

+ updated system

it has support for lvm2, evms & dmraid

and , new, smb is also supported !

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

soon a new release will come out:

this release (r4) has problems with S-ATA / P-ATA caused by interfering drivers (libata + ide)

sorry for the inconvenience

[blitz667]

@blitz667:
this release should "solve" your problem with ppp / atm:

Awesome! Thanks A lot!

PS: does anybody know anything about booting from a PATA disk attached to the JMicron controller? GRUB gives me an error 21 and dies.

[kernelOfTruth]

take a look at the suggestions in the Kernel Roundup & the following posts

hope that works

[droidix]

I am having the same problem booting from the PATA controller with Grub and Fedora Core 6. I found a patch more than 8 hd devices (hd8 - hd15) and rebuilt grub, but to no avail.

[kernelOfTruth]

droidix, could you please post the link to that grub-patch ?

Update:

ok, I think I found it:

link to patch

to those who haven't noticed yet:

release r5 for x86 is out !

[xanas3712]

Will the standard 2.6.18-r2 gentoo kernel work after the install? I only need to boot from the disk to copy files from my existing gentoo install, but this includes a standard kernel compiled on the other system. Or is this some kind of specific patch that is used against 2.6.18?

Ok apparently not, more more searching... Ugh..

I guess I'll need to read a lot more guides..

[kernelOfTruth]

release r6 for x86 (probably the last one for x86) is out!

got get it, while it's still oven-warm

the mirrors are going to be updated in the next weeks (I'm not at home at the moment, so my upload-speed / pipe is pretty slow)

http://s19.quicksharing.com/v/5643852/x ... r.bz2.html

* based on gentoo 2006.1+ with gcc 4.1.1, glibc 2.5, linux-headers 2.6.17*
* kernel 2.6.19-git9 (kernel & initrd method by genkernel)
* reiser4-support (reiser4progs 1.0.5)
* ntfs & vfat-support (ntfsprogs, dosfstools)
* hddtemp, smartmontools, ide-smart, hdparm, sdparm
* communication (centericq, elinks, ncftp, links, irssi, ysm, licq)
* graphical links (e.g. links -g www.google.com)
* mc with 7zip-support
* testdisk & photorec with ntfs & reiserfs-support (+ many more) for all your emergency needs
* mdadm, raidtools, dmraid, device-mapper, evms2, lvm2
* bmon, htop, chkrootkit, rkhunter, johntheripper, chpax, chntpw (for your forgotten win* NT passwords)
* partimage, parted
* rp-pppoe / pppoe with atm-support
* wide support for SCSI & S-ATA controllers
* rovclock (underclocking of ATI mobility cards)
* frequency should be working again ...
* wireless-config, wpa_supplicant (+ some wlan-drivers)
* mplayer
* smb (cifs) & nfs-support
* iptables-support
* rpm2targz

* to start, open handbook-x86.htm under /mnt/cdrom
-> links -g /mnt/cdrom/handbook-x86.htm
-> links /mnt/cdrom/handbook-x86.htm

note: the download is 104 MB "small"

this release contains specific boot options for sky2-users: (pci=nomsi appended at boot)
-> for a list of kernels: press F1

[bubbl07]

Thanks mate, always appreciate your work.

[Cthulhu666]

Hi,

First and foremost, thank you very much KernelOfTruth, for making this great LiveCD.

Your (and all that contributed) work enabled me to boot my new P5B-E based MythTV HTPC. Unfortunately, there's no support for the Gigabit netcard (Attansic L1 http://www.hogchain.net/attansic/attansic.html).

I thought, I could just download the kernel used on the LiveCD (2.6.19-rc5-mm1), patch it with the patch from the URL above and compile the driver as a module, on my other Gentoo box. However, I've been unable to find that particular kernel anywhere.

I fully understand, that you do not want to make a new LiveCD just to add this driver (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-36 ... ml#3649696), but do you think it's possible to persuade you to either share the kernel sources or perhaps compile the driver module and share it?

If you don't want to or don't have the time, I'll understand.

Once again thank you for your hard work and time spent on this project.

[kernelOfTruth]

@Cthulhu666:

Thanks

you just showed me a typo in my site

so it's release r5 for x86 which you downloaded:

2.6.19-rc5-mm1:
mm-sources are the "experimental" branch administered by Andrew Morton
rc-sources are the testing branch of the kernel administered by Linus Torvalds himself (I guess)

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ ... c5.tar.bz2
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ ... c5-mm1.bz2

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extract the sources:
tar xjpf linux-2.6.19-rc5.tar.bz2

unzip the patch

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bunzip2 -d 2.6.19-rc5-mm1.bz2

then change directory into it,

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patch -p1 < ../2.6.19-rc5-mm1

I'll have a look to compile a driver for you, if that doesn work (provided the driver compiles for that particular version)

alternatively I'll offer a download with the (complete) kernel-sources with / without that particular driver

[Cthulhu666]

@Cthulhu666:

Thanks

you just showed me a typo in my site

I'll have a look to compile a driver for you, if that doesn work (provided the driver compiles for that particular version)

alternatively I'll offer a download with the (complete) kernel-sources with / without that particular driver

Hehe, I didn't notice any typos on your site, but I didn't read it that closely either.

Thanks a bunch for the links. I guess I was looking in the wrong place, I'm just so used to finding almost everything in portage these days

With these sources, I should be able to compile the driver myself, but in the unlikely event, that I fail, I'll get back to you and tap into your endless resources