I cannot seem to get a 2.4 linux kernel running on this machine. Debian seems to have brought me the closest to acheiving this.
"... Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: kernel-image-2.4-sparc32-smp: Depends: kernel-image-2.4.27-3-sparc32-smp but it is not installable libc6-sparc64: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-13) but 2.2.5-11.8 is to be installed libgcc1: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) but 2.2.5-11.8 is to be installed sysvinit: Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.15-1) but it is not going to be installed ..." So I try to install 'libc6': "... Do you want to upgrade glibc now? [Y/n] y WARNING: This version of glibc requires that you be running kernel version 2.4.1 or later. Earlier kernels contained bugs that may render the system unusable if a modern version of glibc is installed. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6_2.3.6-13_sparc.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ..." so it seems that they both depend on eachother, however, libc6 and not requested depends for kernel 2.4.1 or greater from apt. I have made numerous attempts to shove libc6 in and get the 2.4 kernel after, but all without success. I have also tried to compile an older 2.4 kernel (possibly without initrd? i dont know). here was my output: make clean <OK> make oldconfig <OK> make menuconfig <FAILED> "... >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. >> >> You must have Ncurses installed in order >> to use 'make menuconfig' ..." apt-get install ncurses-base "... Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies: libc6-sparc64: Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.6-13) but 2.2.5-11.8 is to be installed libgcc1: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) but 2.2.5-11.8 is to be installed ncurses-base: Depends: libncurses5 (>= 5.4-5) but 5.2.20020112a-7 is to be installed sysvinit: Depends: e2fsprogs (>= 1.15-1) but it is not going to be installed .." I have been working on this project for some time now, perhaps someone has had any experiences that could help me. The only config option I have not tried is "make config". Thanks, Shaun Prince here are my current specs: Linux sparc 2.2.20 #1 SMP Tue Apr 13 04:25:42 UTC 2004 sparc unknown cpu : ROSS HyperSparc RT625 or RT626 fpu : ROSS HyperSparc combined IU/FPU promlib : Version 3 Revision 2 prom : 2.25 type : sun4m ncpus probed : 4 ncpus active : 4 deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
