[K12OSN] problem with K12LTSP 5.0.0

[Helton Uchoa]

Good ideas Calvin, I will try change the kernel to solve the problem.
The system doesn't use LVM.

Thanks, Uchoa

Calvin Dodge wrote:

> On 9/17/06, Helton Uchoa <uchoa at geolivre.org.br> wrote:
>
>>
>>  Now I'll try update the kernel to solve this problem (maybe a bug). 
>> Anyone
>> try to install the K12LTSP 5.0.0 on a computer with Sata?
>>
>>  I don't know how I can update the kernel before the boot to solve the
>> problem. The lastest version of kernel is
>> kernel-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.i686.rpm
>
>
> Have you tried disabling APIC? I ask because my original FC5 install
> worked fine, then hung up partway in the booting process after a
> kernel upgrade. After copying dmesg output from both bootups, I
> realized APIC was disabled by default in the older kernel, and enabled
> in the new one. I disabled apic in /etc/grub.conf, and rebooted to the
> new kernel without incident.
>
> Since then APIC seems to have been fixed (at least on the systems I
> use), and I've enabled it again.
>
> At any rate, edit the grub "kernel" line (as described in Sudev's
> email), and add "noapic".  If that doesn't do the job, reboot and
> disable the SATA port by adding "ide3=noprobe" to the "kernel" line.
> You might also do "ide2=noprobe" (your onboard PATA interfaces should
> be ide0 and ide1).
>
> If that doesn't do the trick, does it work with a Fedora rescue CD?
> IF so, then:
>
> 1) Boot with rescue CD.
> 2) Copy latest kernel RPM to filesystem
> 3) chroot /mnt/sysimage
> 4) install rpm
> 5) reboot
>
> If it won't boot from the rescue CD, then try some other boot CD (like
> Knoppix). I _think_ you'd do something like the following.
>
> 1) Mount filesystems in same hierarchy as installed system (i.e.,
> mount root partition, then mount other partitions on appropriate
> points in mounted system).  This gets a little involved if your system
> uses LVM (Knoppix, at least, doesn't automatically mount LVM volumes).
> 2) Unpack latest kernel RPM
>  a) cd /tmp
>  b) rpm2cpio <kernel-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.i686.rpm|cpio -i 
> --make-directories
>  c) rsync -a /tmp/boot/ YOURBOOTDIR/
>  d) rsync -a /tmp/lib YOURROOTDIR/
> 3) chroot YOURROOTDIR
> 4) cd boot
> 5) mkinitrd initrd-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5.img
> 6) edit /boot/grub.conf, and add a boot menu item for the 2187 kernel
> (use existing menu item as a guide)
> 7) Cross fingers (and/or pray)
> 8) reboot
>
> Calvin
>
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