[pocket-linux] Chapter 3 : no shell : Reason

[Bettes]

Just a summary of the shell problem.

This problems happens when you compile with a recent distribution and testing 
it on an old PC.

I was using:
SuSE 8.2 on an Athlon 1Ghz, 256 MB RAM as development machine
P I 100Mhz, 32 MB RAM as test machine.

The sympton is that all goes well till the moment you expect to see the shell.
But the shell never appears.

Reason of the problem: 
It has something to do with the used libraries of the development machine. 
They seem not to work on the test machine.
However, If you try the floppies on your development machine they work as 
expected.

Solution:
Not found yet :-(


On Thursday 17 June 2004 21:14, Bettes wrote:
> Hi, I have the same problem as down below. All go well, but I don't have a
> shell at the end.
> Unfortunately, there is no solution given to this problem. Does anybody
> remembers the solution for this problem.
>
> Thanks
> Bettes
>
> > Hi David.
> > Thanks for your pocket-linux guide.
> > I have a problem with pocket-linux. When I try to boot with a compressed
> > root-floppy and dynamically linked bash I do not get any prompt == no
>
> shell
>
> > (as in chapter 3.3-3.4)
> >
> > I think I've tried everything that has come to my mind.
> >
> > I've tried to copy the shared libraray with their corresponding links
>
> exactly
>
> > like it's in /lib, using both strip as you suggested and
> > [a at bc]# objectcopy --strip-debug FROM TO
> > as in boot-disk how-to.
> > I've checked my lilo.conf and tried "read-write" option.
> > I've tried with a very generic kernel (from a redhat8 boot floppy)
> > in case I forgot to build in some important functionality when I
> > compiled the kernel I used first.
> >
> > I've succeeded with a compressed root floppy with statically linked bash.
> > I've no trouble running bash from the temporary ram-disk used for
>
> constructing
>
> > the compressed ram-disk for the root-floppy.
> > I've uncompressed the file (phase2-image.gz), mounted it as a loopback
> > device (on the computer I use for building the floppy) and have run
>
> the bash
>
> > there with no problem.
> >
> > But I don't get any shell/prompt when I use a compressed root-floppy with
> > a dynamically linked bash.
> >
> > I am running out of ideas here to solve the problem. I hope you can help
> > me!!!
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Anders Gronlund.
>
> Anders,
>
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