>> So, obviously it is possible to compile a kernel that will boot on the
>> machine since the stock one works but not, apparently, without divine
>> inspiration. I'm at the brick wall stage so I'll ask if anyone has any
>> ideas about this problem.
>
> Why don't you get the config file for the kernel that does work and
> compare it to the kernel you're building?
>
> It sounds like there is a specific option you're forgetting to turn on.
That did it! Isn't hindsight wonderful. Always go for the simple
solution.
I tried the compile and the kernel produced booted. It also turns out
that it wasn't something that I hadn't turned on but rather something that
I had turned on. If smp is turned on the kernel doesn't want to boot. I
don't know what this would have to do with the libata driver but it
definitely doesn't like it.
Dr. Keith Brown
Department of Chemistry/
Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Center
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Life would be so much easier if we could just look at the source code.
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