[9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[Friedrich Psiorz]

I recently updated my 9front and recompiled everything, including
kernels and 9bootfat.
After installing the new 9bootfat and kernels to /n/9fat, the system
fails to boot. The computer (Thinkpad X220) just reboots after 9bootfat.
If I replace the new 9pcf with the old version (the one that came with
the installer some months ago), it works again (with the new 9bootfat),
so something about the kernel must be wrong. I have the same problem
with both the 9pcf and the 9pc64 kernels.

I think I might have to change my configuration files, but I'm not sure
how, or if that is even the problem. I haven't touched them so far.

Fritz

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[cinap_lenrek]

can you provide that crashing kernel binary?

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cinap

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[cinap_lenrek]

also, your plan9.ini contents would be nice to have. in case this
is a regression instead of a corrupt kernel binary, it would help
narrowing it down.

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cinap

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[Friedrich Psiorz]

/lib/firmware was indeed the problem.

I have my wifi firmware there (and I need it there to use wifi), but
when I installed it, I just extracted all the iwl firmware files there,
not just the necessary one for my card. I deleted all files except for
the needed one and it now works.

Thanks a lot!

Fritz

Am 13.11.2014 um 23:21 schrieb cinap_lenrek@felloff.net:
> ok, i got your kernel images. and they are corrupt. they'r like 11MB in
> size (normal kernel, even with iwl blobs is like 6MB, 8MB is max) so they
> wont boot. my guess is that you have droped something into /lib/firmware
> or the bootfs that get embedded into the kernel image.
>
> verify that theres nothing under /lib/firmware, then mk clean and mk
> again would be my advice.
>
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> cinap
>

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[cinap_lenrek]

ok, i got your kernel images. and they are corrupt. they'r like 11MB in
size (normal kernel, even with iwl blobs is like 6MB, 8MB is max) so they
wont boot. my guess is that you have droped something into /lib/firmware
or the bootfs that get embedded into the kernel image.

verify that theres nothing under /lib/firmware, then mk clean and mk
again would be my advice.

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cinap

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[cinap_lenrek]

yeah, sounds good.

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cinap

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[Friedrich Psiorz]

I did that, just as it says in the FQA. I also did the chmod +al, and
the 9bootfat seems to be ok, because it works when I combine the new
9bootfat and the old 9pcf.

@cinap: should I send the binary directly to you?

Am 13.11.2014 um 21:33 schrieb sl@9front.org:
> Try removing the old 9bootfat before copying the new one into place.
>
> sl
>

Re: [9fans] can't install 9front kernels

[sl]

Try removing the old 9bootfat before copying the new one into place.

sl