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wakeup

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From: germany

Registered: 2008-11-26

Posts: 3

Problems with grub on Compact Flash card (ALIX.1D i586)

Hey Archers,
In the last days I have compiled Arch core repository for i586 to run on my ALIX.1D(http://www.pcengines.ch/alix1d.htm). I installed those packages on the 2GB CF-card with a chroot and finally succeeded in installing grub. When I now try to boot the CF card with the Alix board grub seems to work fine. It finds the kernel and initrd just fine but then it says "checking for edd... ok" and just halts. There is a blinking curser which tells me that grub did not freeze but the kernel does not seem to start.

Any ideas?
cheers wakeup

device.map

(hd0)    /dev/sda

menu.lst

# general configuration:
timeout   5
default   0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux  [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda1 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img

EDIT: I got dynebolic to boot via the very same grub on the same hd0,0 so it has to be something about my arch installation. ( I think thats rather good news) :)

Last edited by wakeup (2008-11-26 21:34:29)

wakeup

Member

From: germany

Registered: 2008-11-26

Posts: 3

Re: Problems with grub on Compact Flash card (ALIX.1D i586)

*bump*

Ok I found out that "probing for edd" is already a linux kernel thing, so somthing with my kernel setup is wrong, probably initramfs? Anyone any Ideas how to create a good initramfs in a chroot?