Re: Static Kernel booting issues... for server oriented custome kernel

[Gain Paolo Mureddu]

Lissimore wrote:

> Ran in to a fascinating problem,
>
> Background:
>   I need a custome compiled kernel that is static.. (i.e. all drivers built into the
> kernel... not modular) for a server system that is being built.  
>   I have generated 2 kernels:
>     1 with module loading enabled.
>     1 with module loading disabled.
> For the server system the kernel will be deployed on module loading must be disabled.
>
> Problem:
>   If I try to boot the kernel with module loading disabled and the boot process halts with
> failure to open initial console.  But,  I boot the kernel with module loading enabled, and
> the boot proceeds fine everything functions.
>
>   The problem may be in the way udev is setup in the fedora core 3 initialization.
>
>
> Questions:
> 1) Has anyone tried turning module loading off and booted
>    successfully?  If so I would appreciate knowing how you
>    solved the boot problem I have run into.
> 2) Does anyone have a fix or suggestions of a fix for the 
>    sysinit scripts for the system.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions...
> D. Lissimore
>
>
>   
>  
I can't say I ever could do this... May I inquire why do you must NOT 
have module loading support? That seems a bit interesting and I would be 
willing to try and build a non modular kernel.