Russell King - ARM Linux Admin writes:
> Nicholas Clark writes:
> > In the last mail Timothy Baldwin said:
> > > Upon trying to boot a compressed 2.2.2-rmk2 (on a Risc PC) I get :
> > 2.2.2-rmk4 on a RiscPC gives
> > > Uncompressing Linux...
> > > invalid compressed format (err=2)
> > err=1
> > > -- System halted
> > > I used egcs-1.1b patched with egcs-1.1b-arm-diff-981004, and
> > egcs-2.91.60
> > > binutils-2.9.1.0.15 patched with binutils-2.9.1.0.15-diff-981027.
> > 1999 binutils, mid Jan I think
>
> I am just about to try binutils-2.9.1.0.19a to see how well that works.
> There is a side effect to this - I'll be binary-compatible with the rest
> of the world again (what was that about cows flying?).
Ok, the results:
binutils-2.9.1.0.19a is acquitted of causing this malevolent behaviour.
Can someone check the behaviour of one of these faulty kernels on
!Linux compiled on the August 29 1998 please? (when you hit 'Alt',
it should tell you the compilation date).
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