f13o wrote: > i have here Origin200 and want to pu debian on it. Until now i'have been using > slackware, so my host machine is slack10.0 at the moment.
So long as you can run NFS, TFTP and BOOTP from it, all is fine there :-) > After downloading all debian-mips ISOs, i prepared 1st for "repacking". > Actually, I am at the moment of compiling a kernel for ip27. I have found > kernel-ip27 config but it doesn't work (?), so i used deefault (?) for > /usr/src/linux/arch/mips/kernel (or some similar path, i am not at my machine) > and when it tries to compile sais something like: > > "cannot find mips64-..-gcc .." Did you enable the 64-bit kernel option? Not sure if Origin 200 is actually 64-bit capable (I don't own one myself). I'd first try building a 32-bit kernel, then tinker with it later. Nevertheless, the real problem here I'd say is the lack of a cross compiller. The normal 'gcc' installed on your machine is set up as a native cross compiller -- unless you're running Slackware 10 off a MIPS machine (I don't think Slackware has been ported to MIPS anyway) you'll not be able to compile MIPS binaries. http://kegel.com/crosstool/ has a kit for building a cross-compilling toolchain. I don't use this tool myself (I use 'crossdev', which is Gentoo specific) but it's one of the better ones out there. Also, make sure you grab the kernel sources from Linux/MIPS CVS (see <http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/index.php?title=Net_Resources>). In general, stock kernel sources from kernel.org don't work that well with MIPS machines -- thats assuming they compile at all. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Stuart Longland -oOo- http://stuartl.longlandclan.hopto.org | | Atomic Linux Project -oOo- http://atomicl.berlios.de | | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | I haven't lost my mind - it's backed up on a tape somewhere | +-------------------------------------------------------------+
