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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] 2.6.0_beta8
From:       rh <reg.hughson () sympatico ! ca>
Date:       2003-10-24 3:02:19
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 12:13:58 +1000
Paul Fraser <pauk@netspace.net.au> wrote:

> You're not the only one who had difficulty. I had to remove IPv6
> support from the kernel to even get it to compile - then when it
> finally did and I booted it up, there were a whole heap of errors. I
> managed to reboot the system (it was the only way to get all the oops'
> flying past on the screen) and went back to beta7-mm1.


Well, thank God, someone spoke up...i thought I was alone....I could not
get it to compile with ipv6 either and when I omitted it, it crashed
during boot up at scsi inialisation.

Beta7 was so much better.

> 
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 09:58:15PM -0400, rh wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 15:39:37 -0600
> > Collins Richey <erichey2@comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:06:34 -0400 rh <reg.hughson@sympatico.ca>
> > > wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Any one manage to get the latest development-sources to compile.
> > > > I had to remove ipv6 support in order to do it; not that that
> > > > matters much but it may someday.
> > > > 
> > > > Of course, even when I do get it to compile, it won't boot.
> > > > Totally freezes when initializing scsi emulation for my cdrw.
> > > > 
> > > > And 2.6.0_beta7 works so well on my computer...for one, I was
> > > > finally was able to get sound and direct rendering working.
> > > >  
> > > 
> > > I have beta8 running just fine, but I never use ipv6, so I can't
> > > comment on that.  All I did was copy over my .config from -test6
> > > (I skipped -test7), make menuconfig (load and save), and generate
> > > the kernel as normal.  No glitches of any sort, at boot time or
> > > later.
> > > 
> > > You must have borked something.  First verify that your .config
> > > really has the expected contents.  If ok, preserve your .config,
> > > make mrproper, restore your.config, make menuconfig (load your
> > > .config, verify everything again, save), and generate the kernel
> > > and update your grub/lilo and try again.
> > > 
> > > If it fails, remove the .tgz package from /usr/portage/distfiles
> > > and emerge the package again.  Maybe you got a broken copy.
> > > 
> > 
> > Had to remove scsi support and ipv6 but managed to get it booted.
> > Everything works as it did under test7 but I will still have to test
> > to see whehter my cdrw burns or not.
> > 
> > Still don't think this is normal that I have to remove all of this
> > in order to get it to work considering it worked under beta7. I
> > can't be the only one having problems with this beta...or I guess I
> > could be...who knows?
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> Paul J. Fraser
> pauk@netspace.net.au
> 
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