Kernel Compile how not to do it !!!! [FXx]

EDIT I would like to say kernel compile problem was my fault.... I should have moved it then compiled 2.6.5-3 (gcc3.4) I will in future use /usr/src (improve my CLI skills)
I am sorry for posting but this old boy gets in muddle sometimes & I like to think out loud.
After several mugs of tea & reading posts I now have kernel 2.6.5-3 Xfee4.4 & nvidia working again (well for a couple of hours till 2.6.6 !!!)
pacman -Af
Many thanks again for all your help
Mr Green :oops:

If I use pacman -U I get a load of errors :
usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/isa/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/oss/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/oss/dmasound/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/parisc/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/pci/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/pcmcia/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/ppc/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/sparc/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
/usr/src/linux-2.6.5/sound/usb/Kconfig: exists in filesystem
Mr Green :?

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Manual Kernel Compilation fails with "Error: not a valid kernel..."

I wanted to try out the Zen kernel to compile my own custom kernel. The basic steps that I did were:
1. $ make localmodconfig
2. $ make -j3
3. # make modules_install
4. # cp -v ~/<build directory>/arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen-3.1.4.img
5. # mkinitcpio -k vmlinuz-linux-zen-3.1.4 -g /boot/initramfs-linux-zen-3.1.4
and I get the error:
==> ERROR: '/lib/modules/vmlinuz-linux-zen-3.1.4' is not a valid kernel module directory
Inside of /lib/modules I have a new files called "3.1.4-zen-ARCH-g30db333 (and the original files that were there from the stock kernel).
Inside of /boot/ I have the stock image and the stock initram as well as "vmlinuz-linux-zen-3.1.4.img"
Which step am I missing? Also, I was thinking it was possible to NOT use an initram if I just compiled the ext2 and ext4 (root is ext4) into the kernel instead of building them as modules. Is my thinking correct? Also, if anyone needs a reason why I'm using the zen sources instead of the nice Liquorix binary, the answer is simply that I wanted to mess around with it to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks.

As per the man page:
-k kernelversion
Use kernelversion, instead of the current running kernel. This may be a path to a kernel image or a
specific kernel version. If specified as a path to an image, this will always be prefixed by the basedir.
You've picked... neither? I guess you want "/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen-3.1.4.img" or "3.1.4-zen-ARCH-g30db333".
Compiling the filesystem module into the kernel alone is not sufficient to avoid using an initramfs. You also need, at a minimum, drivers for the disk controller and a block device driver.
Last edited by falconindy (2011-12-08 04:43:21)

How to determine the kernel compilation time stamp ?

Hi, all
sorry of this is a miss post.
I'm trying to find out the date (time stamp) using the
"uname -a" command , but I'm not sure this is the correct way , because the
the output of the command returns the kernel release date and I'm not sure this is the
correct time
Any suggestions ?
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I'm referring to the date the kernel was actually compiled .
My question was if the output of the command "uname -a" contains the kernel compilation date, because
the "man uname" and "info uname" says that the output contains kernel release info.
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Kernel compile problem

in arch 0.7, when i compile redhat hat kernel 2.4.21-27.0.1.EL, gcc 3.4.3 complains:
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -Wno-unused -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -freorder-blocks -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=pentium4 -DKBUILD_BASENAME=main -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
In file included from /data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/linux/sched.h:24,
from /data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/linux/mm.h:22,
from /data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/linux/slab.h:14,
from /data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/linux/proc_fs.h:5,
from init/main.c:15:
/data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/linux/smp.h:31: error: conflicting types for 'smp_send_reschedule'
/data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/asm/smp.h:41: error: previous declaration of 'smp_send_reschedule' was here
/data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/linux/smp.h:31: error: conflicting types for 'smp_send_reschedule'
/data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/asm/smp.h:41: error: previous declaration of 'smp_send_reschedule' was here
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from init/main.c:17:
/data/linux-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL/include/asm/unistd.h:382: warning: conflicting types for built-in function '_exit'
make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1
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Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.4.3/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-languages=c,c++,objc --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.4.3
but when i compile the kernel src in redhat as 3 with the same kernel config , compiling options and kernel compiling procedure, everything is ok. the gcc info:
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.3/specs
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --host=i386-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-20)
what's the problem ? it's something between gcc 3.4 and kernel 2.4.21 (or redhat ?) ? how to resolve this problem ?

jnengland77 wrote:
hmmm if you need the patch Con Kolivas has a patch... idk if this is the exact need.
1g lowmem?
Many machines now have exactly 1Gb ram and the standard memory split on i386 does not allow you to use more than 896Mb ram without enabling high memory for at least 4Gb. The problem is that this incurs an overhead whereas we can simply change this split with this patch to allow i386 architectures to use up to 1Gb ram without enabling highmem. This is configurable if HIGHMEM is disabled.
I also don't know if his old patches have the patch or if the current will work on the 2.4 kernel..
Just looked around and found the 2.4 are now Ick patchset and i don't see that... CK does have a server patch... If anything just get the 2.6 CK server patchset... 2.6 is stable, but how am I to say I've only used 2.6... Go with 2.6 ck server.
websites: CK patchset 2.6
ICK 2.4 patchset
i really want a huge kernel space, and i can't find the 4G kernel space vm patch for 2.4 at these links
thanks anyway

Custom kernel compilation with abs..

Been trying out custom kernel compilation with abs, since i only know the regular make menuconfig style, thought that this would be a good thing to learn.
here is my kernel pkgbuild (showing only the part that i changed):
# Contributor: dibblethewrecker <dibblethewrecker>
pkgname=kernel26
pkgver=2.6.17.13
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="The Linux Kernel 2.6.x.y and modules (IDE support), built with ... patchset"
url="http://www.kernel.org"
depends=('module-init-tools')
install=kernel26.install
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patch=2.6.18-rc6-mm2
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source=($patch.bz2 config ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-$pkgver.tar.bz2 )
I want to install the 2.6.18-rc6-mm2, so i downloaded that patch and put it in the same folder as PKGBUILD.
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when running makepkg it asks for a config file.. So i copied the config file in /var/abs/kernels/kernel26/. But this will build with an old config file.. how can i as when doing the manual way, do a make menuconfig and enter the settings i want for this kernel??
thanks

I'd say it does too, and I think the problem is here:
jinn wrote:I copied kernel26.install and put it in the same folder as the PKGBUILD.
Did you just copy the install script, or did you edit it to create an image with a unique name? The script is hardcoded to create an image called kernel26.img i.e. the image name required by the stock kernel, so if you ran it as it is, you have overwritten the images for your stock kernel with images for your new kernel.
You might still be able to boot your new kernel with kernel26-fallback.img, but if not you will have to boot your stock kernel using the initrd image, which will have been unaffected.
Once your system is running again, you need to regenerate the kernel26 images using mkinitcpio, and then you can start debugging the problem with your new kernel.
Of course, if you've already edited kernel26.install for your new kernel, ignore the above, and I'll start again.

Ccache and kernel compilation -SOLVED

I have installed ccache and am compiling the kernel from the commandline, but can't get ccache working. Compiling takes a while, and ccache -s says there are no cached files. Read the wiki and man ccache, am a bit confused, and thought I had done what they suggested, but obviously not.
Can anyone help me set this up? Preferably I would like all compiling to be done using ccache, not just using makepkg. I think I have to softlink ccache and gcc, not sure how to do this.
Happily, my custom compiled kernel boots fine, sound is the only thing not working.
Last edited by scooby (2009-11-26 00:05:29)

I have discovered one of the cardinal rules for using Arch...if something doesn't work, check for typos.
ccache is working now, makes kernel compiling so much easier.
I'm having a read finding out the pros/cons of using PKGBUILD for a custom kernel. Not too fussed, everything works and it boots ridiculously quickly.
Last edited by scooby (2009-11-25 23:06:24)

18h of kernel compilation for nothing

Just when it was about to finish, I got:
VOFFSET arch/x86/boot/voffset.h
LDS arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
AS arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.o
CC arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.o
CC arch/x86/boot/compressed/string.o
CC arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.o
CC arch/x86/boot/compressed/early_serial_console.o
OBJCOPY arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.bin
HOSTCC arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs
arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c: In function \u2018print_absolute_symbols\u2019:
arch/x86/boot/compressed/relocs.c:405:14: warning: variable \u2018sh_symtab\u2019 set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
RELOCS arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.relocs
LZMA arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.bin.lzma
lzma: (stdin): Cannot allocate memory
make[2]: *** [arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux.bin.lzma] Error 1
make[1]: *** [arch/x86/boot/compressed/vmlinux] Error 2
make: *** [bzImage] Error 2
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
==> ERROR: Makepkg was unable to build linux-pf.
==> Restart building linux-pf ? [y/N]
==> ---------------------------------
==>

Lockheed wrote:No way. On my Core 2 Duo 2.1Ghz and 4GB RAM Arch kernel compiles in 40-60 minutes (can't say for sure).
Wtf, not possible. Really. On the weekend I'll be at the Pentium-M again, I'll go compile a kernel using the Arch config file. I can't imagine it taking more than half an hour.
Lockheed wrote:No. It's mine. It's awesome and you can't have it Seriously, I have an old lightweight LXbuntu 9.04 on it and it works like a charm.
Whoa!
Though, of course it works like a charm, with 384MB you have plenty of ram. Should be enough even for a kernel compile. Just don't compile in a tmpfs. And, like tomegun says, maybe switch from lzma to gzip compression. And a machine-specific config would also cut down on the compile time a lot.
Lockheed wrote:I have a Pentium 133, too, unfortunately the mobo must be cracked somewhere as it rarely starts. What a pity.
My condolences
We had the habit of always giving away the old computer when we bought a new one. Sometimes I regret it. One of the masterpieces was a Pentium MMX 166Mhz with, get this, 3dfx Voodoo graphics. Yeah, the legendary accelerator. Oh how I wish I still had that. The oldest machine that's still at home is an AMD Duron 800Mhz, with I think a Geforce FX 5200.
Edit: Holy eff, I compiled a kernel with an Arch config on a Core i3-530. It took 24 minutes!! My fairly generic kernel takes 4:30 minutes, a machine-specific one takes 2:30 minutes. Man, the Arch kernel really does have everything including the kitchen sink in it. So I can now see it taking 60 minutes on a Core2Duo.
Compiling all that stuff on a slow machine makes no sense, so Lockheed I really suggest you make a machine-specific config. You'll get the kernel compiled in like 1/10 of the time.
Last edited by Gusar (2012-02-28 14:42:31)

Issue after kernel compilation

I've compiled my own kernel based on the arch linux default kernel its configuration file. I simply executed make clean && make dep && make modules && make bzImage && make modules_install. Afther the depmod I've built a ramdisk with mkinitcpio.Unfortunately I'm not able to boot into my new self-compiled kernel. Here you can see my /boot/grub/menu.lst:
# (0) Arch Linux Self-compiled kernel
title Linux 2.6.30.5 [/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.5]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.30.5 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kerneltest.img
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kernel26.img
While booting into the new kernel the next error message about the root device shows up. I've noticed I'm able to boot the default arch kernel that's using the same root device (=/dev/sda3) on this desktop.
Waiting 10 seconds for device /dev/sda3
Root device /dev/sda3 doesnt exist, attempting to create it
Error: Failed to parse block device ids for /dev/sda3
Error: Unable to detect or create root devide /dev/sda3
If you would like to see my partitions:
/dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda2 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 / ext4 defaults 0 1
/dev/sda4 /home ext4 defaults 0 1
Who can help me with this issue? Thanks.
Last edited by Nando (2009-09-05 15:40:04)

I've compiled a new kernel but the same issue remains. I executed some important changes in my kernel config: CONFIG_SCSI=y, CONFIG_ATA=y, CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y (instead of being modular as in the default arch linux kernel). I also inserted the "aufs" lines, but they were gone in my .config file after the kernel compilation.(I think it was after make dep)
A "diff" of both .config reveals that aufs is almost the only difference. (I've already mentioned the stuff that used to be modular and is now built-in.)
3 root@archlinux $ diff /usr/src/linux-2.6.30.5/.config /usr/src/linux-2.6.30-ARCH/.config
3,4c3,4
< # Linux kernel version: 2.6.30.5
< # Mon Sep 7 10:35:44 2009
> # Linux kernel version: 2.6.30
> # Mon Aug 17 16:49:59 2009
1269c1269
< CONFIG_SCSI=y
> CONFIG_SCSI=m
1418c1418
< CONFIG_ATA=y
> CONFIG_ATA=m
3905c3905
< CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
> CONFIG_EXT4_FS=m
3912c3912
< CONFIG_JBD2=y
> CONFIG_JBD2=m
3914c3914
< CONFIG_FS_MBCACHE=y
> CONFIG_FS_MBCACHE=m
4041a4042,4052
> CONFIG_AUFS_FS=m
> CONFIG_AUFS_BRANCH_MAX_127=y
> # CONFIG_AUFS_BRANCH_MAX_511 is not set
> # CONFIG_AUFS_BRANCH_MAX_1023 is not set
> # CONFIG_AUFS_BRANCH_MAX_32767 is not set
> CONFIG_AUFS_HINOTIFY=y
> CONFIG_AUFS_EXPORT=y
> CONFIG_AUFS_SHWH=y
> CONFIG_AUFS_BR_RAMFS=y
> # CONFIG_AUFS_DEBUG is not set
> CONFIG_AUFS_BDEV_LOOP=y
4427c4438
< CONFIG_CRC16=y
> CONFIG_CRC16=m
I've built an own ramdisk again with mkinitcpio, but I'm using the default kernel26.img
/boot/grub/menu.lst:
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kernel26.img
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz2-6-30.5]
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.30.5-nando root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kernel26.img
Last edited by Nando (2009-09-07 17:38:21)

In depth Kernel Compilation

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I just wanted to give a little shameless self promotion on a new article that I just wrote up:
http://fsk141.com/habari/kernel-compilation-arch-linux
And the digg link:
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Let me know what you think. Add comments if I'm missing anything that you would like to see. Also if you would like articles on anything in particular, send me an email at [email protected] and I would be happy to think about it

...[the kernel] can be split into two main types. The first being a monolithic kernel, and the second being a modular kernel. At one time the linux kernel was a monolith, and consisted of one large file. Today's implimentation of the kernel is modular..
This is not technically accurate. It should read something more like, " The Linux kernel is monolithic in nature, but can make use of modularity, (if compiled to do so) or can be compiled as static. A kernel compiled for modularity has the ability to load drivers (modules) on the fly, whereas a static kernel constantly maintains all drivers in memory. A static kernel may generally be advantageous for some who need a less versatile, lighter kernel compiled for a specific machine. A modular kernel is typically more versatile and able to be used on a wider range of hardware."
EDIT: Moving this..
Last edited by Misfit138 (2009-03-31 17:29:14)

Simple kernel compilation question

Hi,
I'm just trying to get my head around compiling my own 2.6.25.4 kernel.. I'm following the Kernel Compilation from Source guide in the wiki (using pacman/makepkg) tutorial. One thing which is confusing me is after I configure the kernel using make menuconfig and save it, when I build the kernel I still see modules I disabled streaming past. I just would like to clarify how to read the compile output so I have a clue of what is going on... e.g all the CC/[M]/SHIPPED flags.
Also, whats the difference between setting an option as a module ([M]) or built in?

What might be happening is that some PKGBUILDs copy the provided config every time the package is built, overwriting any customizations.
You should copy the $stardir/linux-2.6.25/.config file back to $startdir/config overwriting the previous one, and regenerate the md5 sum with 'makepkg -g'.
A kernel module is loaded dynamically, with modprobe or insmod. A built-in module is part of the kernel blob, so its loaded the moment the kernel is loaded.

[Solved] Kernel compilation newbie questons.

Hello
That will be my first kernel compilation and i have few questions.
1.When i compile kernel from this(http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ker … sers_Guide) tortial i havo to do this:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVI … tom_kernel
2.When i compile modules to kernel there are diffrence when i have them as modules (lsmod)?
Thanks for anserws.
And I'm sorry for that questions.
Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-05-19 12:13:48)

Hi SpeedVin,
1. you must recompile nvidia driver if you are planning to use custom kernel.
You can do this by either using ABS or with yaourt -Sb command. The link you posted to wiki says it right.
2. When compiling drivers directly into kernel, they will make size of kernel bigger, but udev will not spend so much time autoloading them. The best practise is to have all needed modules compiled in kernel and turned autoloading modules off in /etc/rc.conf. Be aware, that not all modules are loaded when lsmod - e.g. when you plug in USB disk, udev loads needed modules (usb_storage, correct coding, etc.).
And last but no least, i can't get why is wiki giving advise to compile kernel like 10 years ago. If I were you, I would NOT choose this way. It is much easier to compile kernel with ABS, or with yaourt -Sb. All you need is to edit PKGBUILD and uncomment one of these lines:
#make menuconfig # CLI menu for configuration
#make xconfig # X-based configuration
#make oldconfig # using old config from previous kernel version
I am a happy user of xconfig menu (you need Qt3 package to use xconfig).
Configure your kernel as you need, save config file and exit configuration, compilation goes on and after 30-50min you have your kernel ready to install.
If you want a save option you can also edit and uncomment # pkgname=kernel26-custom to have your kernel alongside with -ARCH stock kernel. Note, that you must also edit nvidia's PKGBUILD if you want to use it this way.
I think this way will save you lot of time and the result is better, but it's up to you of course.

Kcheck for kernel compilation?

Just found this tool on sourceforcge, http://kcheck.sourceforge.net/ . Did anybody try this tool for a kernel compilation?

definitely keep the stock kernel as a fallback.
and here's another tip, with a story. I spent several hours yesterday compiling a kernel for my webserver, to squeeze a little more juice out of it. I can't found how many times i kept recompiling because i kept getting kernel panics. luckily i still had the stock kernel as a fallback. but what i messed up, and must have known somehow i messed up the whole time, because it eventually just dawned on me out of nowhere, was my messed up my grub menu.lst. what i did, was copy and paste the default arch kernel lines and just modified them for the new kernel, but what i forgot to do was add the -custom on the vmlinuz26 line, so i was still using the stock kernel, but with initrd disabled, thats why i was getting the kernel panics, god knows how much compile time i could have saved had i noticed that sooner.....but my ADD must have kicked into overdrive or something, i guess it comes with the territory
bottom line is, pay attention,

How not to see password in the script?

Hi all,
11.2.0.1
Aix 6.1 5L
I have a script expdp01.sh
Which contains:
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Then I can run the script at $ expdp01.sh hrpass
This is done so that the password will not be hard-coded in the script. Is this a good idea?
Is there a way to hide the input parameter?
Thanks a lot,
zxy

yxes2013 wrote:
Hi all,
11.2.0.1
Aix 6.1 5L
I have a script expdp01.sh
Which contains:
expdp system/$1 schemas=HR
Then I can run the script at $ expdp01.sh hrpass
This is done so that the password will not be hard-coded in the script. Is this a good idea?
Is there a way to hide the input parameter?
Thanks a lot,
zxy
How is this question different from the one you asked two weeks ago? ==> How not to see database password?

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I will change my computer, so I'm going to have to sync my iPhone with the new computer. How not to lose my contacts and calendar?

I just need to transfer my contact list on the new computer?
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The MOF Compiler could not connect with the WMI server

I am trying to add node2 to SQL cluster (2008) However, I kept running into errors with the following error message:
"The MOF Compiler could not connect with the WMI Server. This is either because of a semantic error such as an incompatibility with the existing WMI repository or an actual error such as the failure of the WMI Server to start".
I checked on the WMI services, they are started and running.renamed the WMI repository. but nothing worked .
Any idea what settings I need to change in order to ensure a successful instalation and add node 2 to sql cluster.

Hi,
Did SQL Server failed during installation and you somehow brought services online. Or it failed and next time you executed it succeeded IMO this error pops up because of remnants of failed installation on Node 1. With cluster specially if Installation on
node 1 fails you should uninstall completely and remove all files related to SQL Server and then proceed.
Have a look at below connect,see workaround and information posted by MS
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/356258/the-mof-compiler-could-not-connect-with-the-wmi-server
If above still not helps please post complete setup log file
%Program files%\Microsoft sql server\100\Setup bootstrap\Log\ folder.
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