Hi, [...] >> > make archdep >> >> And this worked for you? I have been unsuccessful in >> compiling every 2.4 test series kernel. There are a >> few problems as I see it using the debian kernel >> package (which we are all meant to use :P )
Yes, this works. You may even do the 'make archdep' after the compile fails, and re-start the compile itself. I have tested this with 2.4.0-test6, which gave me a kernel, which runs since about one week under *heavy* load. I have to say, that it is about 10-25% faster on several kernel-related issues ( fork, exec, pipes, FS-I/O, some networking stuff ) and a little slower on mem-copies and friends. It runs *very* stable, produces no stuck spinlocks or kernel-oopses so far. I also compiled 2.4.0-test7 using the same method, yielding a good kernel image. I still did not test it, since my machine is still loaded with jobs ;-) ( Yes, I wish I would have a *second* UP2000, just for poking around kernel, glibc and GCC - I would be able to fix things then - well, unfortunately, in Germany cash does not grow on trees, as we say ;-) 2.4.0-test6 works. If you want that too, let me see your .config, forward me your HW-config. I will try to build a kernel against your config, and if I succeed, I can forward you the *exact* steps how I did it - and the kernel image, if you like. Besides, on my UP2000, I still use the test-cycle-3 CD-image installation. Has anybody seen the full 3 binary CD-images for alpha of Debian 2.2 ? I would like to upgrade to 2.2 using the CD Images as my basis instead of doing an apt-based upgrade. >> 1. make-kpkg clean removes arch/alpha/vmlinux.lds, >> even if mach archdep makes it Yes. The "normal" make clean does it as well. >> 2. removing 'rm -f arch/alpha/vmlinux.lds' from the >> makefile allows the compilation to proceed further, >> but it still fails vmlinux.lds needs to be build against your config, so make archdep needs to be run after the make dep ; make clean cycle. >> Any suggestions would be great since i have usb >> devices just begging to be used Uhm. I have never used USB - not on my PC's and never on my Alpha/. My UP2000 uses not too many devices, just a bunch of SCSI controllers along with serial console. Regards, Thomas Weyergraf
