[pocket-linux] Problems with Section 2.3.10 and 2.3.11

KodeKrash kode at kodekrash.com
Tue Dec 28 10:35:30 CST 2004


>Seems like your recent problem with not booting is either something to do with the GRUB installation or a hardware quirk.  Have you tried booting off any other floppies?  That will narrow it down to GRUB or hardware.  There is a boot disk on the pocket linux web site [http://pocket-linux.sourceforge.net/]  It's an older LILO boot disk, but at least it will tell you if the hardware is okay.
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    I can boot off any number of disks -- the problem is definately with 
the disk I'm attempting to create. I've followed the instructions to the 
letter. I can use other images, etc to make boot disks that work, and 
out of about a dozen bootable linux floppies I've tried, only mine is 
borked. :( I've tried all the same disks, including mine, in 3 different 
machines, just to be sure.

>For any corrections you find you can send them to me directly or you can send them to the list.  If it's something small like a typo just send it to me, but if it's a major thing that will affect other readers, please send it to the list.
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For the record, I'm using the Pocket Linux Guide from TLDP
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Pocket-Linux-Guide/html/x180.html
Revision 3.0 (2004-11-02)

Correction 1:
    Section:    2.3.2
    Current:    ./configure --host=i386-pc-linux-gnu --without-curses
    Change:   ./configure --build=i386-pc-linux-gnu --without-curses
    Reason:   configure script prints out a warning about using "build" 
instead of "host"

Correction 2:
    Section:     2.3.9:
    Current:    ./configure --enable-static-link --enable-minimal-config 
--host=i386-pc-linux-gnu
    Change:   ./configure --enable-static-link --enable-minimal-config 
--build=i386-pc-linux-gnu
    Reason:   configure script prints out a warning about using "build" 
instead of "host"

Correction 3:  
    Section:    2.3.5
    Current:    make menuconfig \ make dep \ make clean \ make bzImage
    Change:   make menuconfig \ make
    Reason:   This only appears to apply to 2.6.x kernels, which have a 
"smarter" makefile

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