[ale] grub resets machine

[jb at sourceillustrated.com]

You're right.  I was going through my kernel config right after sending out
the message.  I guess it is helpful to set processor type correctly ;-).

Thanks,

John


> Does it reboot before the kernel completely loads?
> Does it reboot during the init scripts?
>
> What kind of processor/system are you running.  A spontaneous reboot
> after a   successful compilation process seems to point to the kernel
> itself.  Are you  sure you selected the right options for your
> particular machine? for example  586 for k6 and pentiums machines
> instead of 686 for athlon pII, pIII
>
> On Sunday 05 May 2002 01:33 pm, you wrote:
>> Just finished a gentoo install and everything looks
>> great...um...except for the fact that I can't boot up.  After I select
>> the boot option from the grub menu, it starts to load the kernel and
>> resets the machine.
>>
>> The kernel compile went fine, I've installed it and the modules.
>> Copied bzImage to /boot/bzImage.  Added the following to
>> /boot/grub/menu.lst:
>>
>> ####
>> default 0
>> timeout 15
>> splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm/gz
>>
>> title=mygentoo
>> root(hd0,0)
>> kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda3
>> ####
>>
>> The /boot partition is located on /dev/hda1 which is listed first in
>> /etc/fstab as:
>>
>> /dev/hda1 /boot ext3 noauto,noatime 1 1
>>
>> I've set it up through grub by running grub and entering:
>>
>> root(hd0,0)
>> setup(hd0)
>>
>> No errors...
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
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