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daedulus

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Registered: 2008-02-12

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2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

Hi

I have been running arch linux on my C3 Nehemiah ML8000G for about a year now
since I upgraded to 2.6.24 it fails to boot complaining from what I see to  be illegal instructions

has the build config for 2.6.24 changed since the 2.6.23 series or is it just that the 2.6.24 kernel is to blame it self?

daedulus

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Registered: 2008-02-12

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

forget about it

I just recompiled the kernel with C3-2 (Nehemiah) as the the proccessor class

any one that wants the modified kernel just ask and I'll post the link to it

Naib

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Registered: 2007-06-05

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

I have just run into this as well.
I have have a Nehemiah-based machine for my server and was running 2.6.23-ARCH (whatever that is...), seems there has been a couple of kernel bumps in the .6.24 line and in true ARCH fashion decided to remove the /lib/modules/kernel-2.6.23-ARCH and put a kernel-2.6.24-ARCH folder in its place.

Since I needed to modprobe the usb-storage drivers (planning on putting arch on my eeepc) I couldn't because the modules folder for 2.6.23-ARCH had been removed in 2 kernel bumps... so a reboot to use the 2.6.24 resulted in oops

So now system wont boot cause default kernel is 2.6.24-ARCH and the fallback is 2.6.24-ARCH (mmm like good names, don't know what sub-version the kernel is)

s long story short, how do I get my machine booting again?

daedulus

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Registered: 2008-02-12

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

grab the arch linux installer cd and use the arch root=/dev/sd* bootoption to boot into the system

and then either grab the ABS tree and recompile the kernel or grab my kernel build here
http://www.qbstudios.net/archstuff/kern … pkg.tar.gz
and then install with pacman -U kernel26-2.6.24.1-2-i686.pkg.tar.gz

this will replace the kernel with my nehemiah specific kernel

I will see if I can setup a repository for this at some point

Naib

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Registered: 2007-06-05

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

yer I booted off the installCD and pacman -U the 2.6.22 kernel
I am using that atm.

I did concider rolling my own but this is an underclocked machine (to go fanless). I do have an archlinux install in a virtualbox session on my Gentoo desktop so I may use that to build my own

but if yr kernel is good i will grab that

Naib

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Registered: 2007-06-05

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

mmm interesting from upstream what they did
why did they do that with the i686 and C3?

I know the 2.6.24 had a load of arch changes (adn 2.6.25 has as well) but was it soo much that a generic i686 breaks C3 support?

ninian

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Registered: 2008-02-24

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

I just recompiled the kernel with C3-2 (Nehemiah) as the the proccessor class any one that wants the modified kernel just ask and I'll post the link to it

@daedulus:

I have just encountered the same problem with my Via C3 based laptop, and also read your bug report FS#9565.
Is your modified kernel still available to download from anywhere? (The link above doesn't seem to work.)

Thanks.

daedulus

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Registered: 2008-02-12

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

it should be up

had some hiccups I host it from home

ninian

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Registered: 2008-02-24

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

@daedulus:

Thanks, I managed to get it a bit earlier.
Will try it out this afternoon on the laptop.

Added later: Installed and upgraded other packages, and everything seems fine!
Many thanks for providing this kernel.

Last edited by ninian (2008-03-08 23:35:58)

daedulus

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Registered: 2008-02-12

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Re: 2.6.24 fails on an EPIA ML8000G

I will try to set up a repository for a rebuilt up to date kernel until either the kernel issue is fixed or well I die