Re: Upgrading from 2.2.8 to 2.4.9 and upgrading in general

[Adam K. <ako...@co...>]

Hi,

I downloaded the 2.4.17 source and compiled it and my OS 3.9 / WarpOS /
recent boothack machine didn't boot.  Blank (grey) screen and heartbeat  was
all that I got.  I checked the config before I compiled and all the obvious
video drivers appear to be there.  Note that I was using the video parameter
"video=amifb:pal-lace".  Anyone figure out the right way to get this to
boot?

BTW

make Xconfig doesn't work
make menuconfig does

Adam


> > I tried that Kernel you sent me, but there doesn't seem to be support
for
> > the Permedia 2 in it, as I didn't get any visible sign of it booting
(apart
> > from the Power light flashing as it does with all the Linux kernels I've
> > used).
>
> Bad things happening... Now I remember the whole story (sorry but it has
been
> that long ago since I've installed my machine for the last time, although
I
> used to do it quite often..), I can definitely see your point. The problem
is,
> that the kernel can only be launched by an interesting combination of OS
> Version, Amiga-side PPC kernel and maybe some other parameters. I feel
that you should
> be using an old boothack (a version before the device locking came
> up), together with PowerUP (this boothack version won't run with
WarpOS..),
> under AmigaOS 3.1 (I don't know if SetPatch makes it unusable or it is
because
> of WarpOS).
>
> It's quite tricky to get the right combination. Well, I could now send you
a
> whole bunch of files with which you could run it, but I think it would be
> definitively better if some of those great kernel compiling guys who are
very nice
> all the time and are doing a great great job (</compliments>) could
compile
> you a 2.2.10 kernel with DOS partition table support.
>
> Michel has been very kind and activated MS-DOS partition tables compiled
directly
> into the kernel (not just as a module) for 2.4.6 and upwards. Maybe
someone else could do the
> same thing for you with kernel 2.2.10. I must admitt that I haven't got a
> productive Linux installation here atm, otherwise I would have done that
for you.
>
> I hope someone can help you!
>
> --
> All the best,
> Andi
>
>
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