Peter Courcoux wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm using a redhat 6.0 system, which shipped with version 3.04d. I have
> version 4.02 in one of my home directories and the kernel sources in
> /usr/src/linux. The kernel version is 2.2.5-15 and I am using the default
> floppy controller. After modifying MCONFIG as instructed ( no .config file
> in /usr/src/linux )'make' produces the following output :
>
> fdc-io.c : In function 'fdc_interrupt_wait' :
> fdc-io.c :433: structure has no member 'timeout'
> fdc-io.c :454: structure has no member 'timeout'
>
> and then reports 2 errors
>
> I'm new to using the c complier and tools. If anyone could tell me what may
> be wrong I would be grateful.
>
> I hope it's not too dumb a question.
>
> TIA Peter Courcoux
It is not a dumb question, though it comes up several times a week. I wish
there a way to post a FAQ for a mailing list.
The kernels in the 2.2.* series will not run with older versions of the ftape
suite.
You need to get both the ftape and the ftape-tools in the "unstable" or
"development" series. These work very well. Try URL:
http://www.math1.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/development.html
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