On Sat, 20 Nov 1999, Jerome SEVEAN (VIAMEDIA) wrote:
> Where i can find the egcs compiler ?
> Thank's
There is a prilimanary rpm in cooker
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> � : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date : samedi 20 novembre 1999 10:18
> Objet : Re: [expert] Problems building kernel 2.2.13-22mdk
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Ivan J. Wagner wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Rob Steele wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is my first attempt to compile the the kernel so I'm probably doing
> > > > something stupid. I have two problems:
> > > >
> > > > I get a linker error that goes away if I disable "PII/PIII Extended Fast
> > > > FPU save and restore support"
> > > >
> > > > init/main.o: In function `check_fpu':
> > > > init/main.o(.text.init+0x25): undefined reference to
> > > > `__buggy_fxsr_alignment'
> > > > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> >
> > I just wrote about this two days ago: deselect "Enable PII/PIII Extended
> > Fast FPU save and restore support" under "Processor type and features"
> >
> > > This ones been reported and well documented, I believe alan's removed this
> > > from the ac patches (30mdk, is latest if my memory serves me)
> >
> > Well it took me a while to figure this out. It still listed as an open
> > bug on Mandrake bug page (Bug #402 for package: kernel sources). I
> > searched the archives of this mailing list and the newbie list and found
> > nothing. Nobody knew about it when I e-mailed and asked. I found the
> > answer searching alt.os.linux.mandrake
>
> It will be closed when an update for the current release is made
> available. I would wage if it was compiled with egcs it would actualy
> compile, but like i said I believe alan has removed this from the ac
> patches.
>
> > where is this 30mdk kernel? If it is Cooker then are you saying that (in
> > general I should have no problems with a Cooker kernel)?
>
> either in cooker or sitting at some pc in the office waiting for chmouel
> to catch enough z's tobe effective again.
>
> I run it daily as do many people, we maintain no garuntees however
>
> > btw, if I replace the config file in the kernel.src.rpm package and
> > compile it with rpm -bb kernel.spec should I have any problems?
>
> Don't forget the "--target" and egcs is the recommended compiler.
>
> > > > The pcmcia stuff doesn't install in /lib/modules/2.2.13.[blah]. I got
> > > > around that by downloading a later version of pcmcia (3.1.4) but then
> > > > the network doesn't work (where it does work with the precompiled
> > > > kernel). /var/log/messages reports errors like:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Nov 19 15:20:25 shem kernel: eth0: Transmit timed out, status 60660000,
> > > > CSR12 000000c2, resetting...
> > >
> > > Looks like a tulip to me, hardset the media via the modules options=, also
> > > setting csr0=0x800 (it gets autoset if you -D__i386__), also the diag
> > > utils from dbecker, should track this one down
> > >
> > > > Any insight into these problems would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm doing this on a Dell Inspiron 7000 with a 400MHz PII & 256MB. The
> > > > network interface is a Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem. I'm
> > > > running Mandrake 6.1 with all current updates.
> > > >
> > > > Here's my .config file:
> > > [snip]
> > >
> >
>
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