> >> Just one thing, imagine i want to recompil the kernel. I have to download > >> kernel 2.4.20 (the latest supported kernel for sparc?) and compil with a > >> special compiler or just usual gcc with specific sun4u options ? > > You either download the relevant Debian source package or whichever > > source tarball you want from ftp.kernel.org, then use the make-kpkg > > package. That will handle all of the rest. > There is no compilation options like : "make-kpkg --subarch=sun4u ..." ? > And i was trying to configure the downloaded kernel and i had to choose a > "Porcessor Type" in the kernel configuration options. But Sparc is not in > the list. Isn't there a patch to apply ? Wich processor could I choose ? Support for sun4u machines is not a subarch of the sparc port - it is a separate port; sparc64. As I understand it the default is to compile based on the output of uname -a. If the kernel is being compiled on a sparc64 system (i.e. sparc-v9, sun4u, ultra sparc or 64 bit system) then it will default to being a sparc64 kernel. If it's a sparc system (i.e. sparc-v7 or sparc-v8, sun4c or sun4m, 32 bit systems) then it will be a sparc kernel. To force a sparc64 system to compile a sparc kernel use the sparc32 command. I believe the subarch option in the sparc and sparc64 ports control some extras in the kernel code and which flags are passed to GCC - i.e. -v8 instead of -v7 if you are targeting sun4m systems.
I do not know of a way of compiling sparc64 kernels on a sparc system (and would be tempted to question why anyone would want to). HTH Cheers, - Martin -- Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Seasons change, things come to pass"
