does anyone else experience this? I have a 2.1.27 kernel without
module support and without SMP, only the necessary drivers compiled in.
BTW it was the first of the 2.1 series that did compile at all
(probably only because I've omitted module support).
The kernel contains only one patch (HiSax driver) which isn't used
in this configuration.
I tried to boot it on a 386 and on a 486, from the hard disk
with Lilo as well as from a floppy without Lilo. In all cases,
it hangs immediately after writing "Now booting the kernel".
This probably means that it doesn't even make it to the console
initialization.
The root device is correctly set. I've upgraded all tools to the
versions mentionened in documentation/Changes (or newer) but it
doesn't help. What else could I have missed?
.config follows.
Hans-Joachim
-- # # Automatically generated by make menuconfig: don't edit ## # Code maturity level options # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
# # Loadable module support # # CONFIG_MODULES is not set
# # General setup # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION=y CONFIG_NET=y # CONFIG_PCI is not set # CONFIG_MCA is not set CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA=y CONFIG_M386=y # CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set
# # Floppy, IDE, and other block devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED=y # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD=y CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=y CONFIG_MD_STRIPED=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_EZ is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
# # Networking options # # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set # CONFIG_FIREWALL is not set # CONFIG_NET_ALIAS is not set CONFIG_INET=y # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set CONFIG_IP_ACCT=y # CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set # CONFIG_INET_PCTCP is not set CONFIG_INET_RARP=y # CONFIG_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY is not set CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y # CONFIG_SKB_LARGE is not set # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set CONFIG_IPX=y # CONFIG_IPX_INTERN is not set # CONFIG_IPX_PPROP_ROUTING is not set # CONFIG_ATALK is not set # CONFIG_AX25 is not set # CONFIG_X25 is not set # CONFIG_LAPB is not set # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set # CONFIG_LLC is not set # CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER is not set
# # SCSI support # # CONFIG_SCSI is not set
# # Network device support # CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set # CONFIG_DUMMY is not set CONFIG_EQUALIZER=y CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set # CONFIG_LANCE is not set # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set CONFIG_NET_ISA=y # CONFIG_AT1700 is not set # CONFIG_E2100 is not set # CONFIG_DEPCA is not set # CONFIG_EWRK3 is not set # CONFIG_EEXPRESS is not set # CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO is not set # CONFIG_FMV18X is not set # CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS is not set # CONFIG_HPLAN is not set # CONFIG_HP100 is not set CONFIG_ETH16I=y CONFIG_NE2000=y # CONFIG_NI52 is not set # CONFIG_NI65 is not set # CONFIG_SEEQ8005 is not set # CONFIG_SK_G16 is not set # CONFIG_NET_EISA is not set # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set # CONFIG_FDDI is not set # CONFIG_DLCI is not set # CONFIG_PLIP is not set CONFIG_PPP=y # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set # CONFIG_SLIP is not set # CONFIG_TR is not set # CONFIG_SHAPER is not set
# # ISDN subsystem # # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
# # CD-ROM drivers (not for SCSI or IDE/ATAPI drives) # # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set
# # Filesystems # CONFIG_QUOTA=y CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_FAT_FS=y CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=y CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_NFS_FS=y # CONFIG_ROOT_NFS is not set CONFIG_SMB_FS=y # CONFIG_SMB_WIN95 is not set CONFIG_NCP_FS=y CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_ROMFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set
# # Character devices # CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_DIGI is not set # CONFIG_CYCLADES is not set # CONFIG_STALDRV is not set # CONFIG_RISCOM8 is not set # CONFIG_ESPSERIAL is not set CONFIG_PRINTER=y # CONFIG_MOUSE is not set # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set # CONFIG_APM is not set CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y # CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT is not set # CONFIG_WDT is not set CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=y # CONFIG_PCWATCHDOG is not set CONFIG_RTC=y
# # Sound # # CONFIG_SOUND is not set
# # Kernel hacking # CONFIG_PROFILE=y CONFIG_PROFILE_SHIFT=2
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