Lance Borden wrote:
>
> I'm at a dead end here...sure hope y'all have some insight!
> I'm trying to recompile my kernel for my zip100 parallel port drive. When I get
> to the 'make bzImage' step, I get the following error message every time:
>
> gcc -06 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -pipe -s -mpentium
> -mcpu=pentium -march=pentium -ffast-math -fexpensive-optimizations -o
> scripts/split-include scripts/split-include.c
> cc1: Invalid option 'pentium'
> cc1: Invalid option 'cpu=pentium
> cc1: Invalid option 'arch=pentium'
> cc1: Invalid option '-fno-exceptions'
> cc1: Invalid option '-fno-rtti'
> make: *** [scripts/split-include] Error 1
>
> I used 'make config' to configure the kernel ('make xconfig' also got me an
> error and didn't start, so I just tried the 'make config' which ran fine). I
> followed the directions from the HOW-TO (as well as the instructions found in
> the book Linux: Installation, Configuration, Use) exactly. Nevertheless, I got
> this error.
>
> Here's what I did in 'make config': I simply hit Enter at every option, except
> where I wanted to make changes (SCSI support Y, SCSI disk support Y...). Then I
> did 'make dep' and 'make clean'. Then...the error when I did 'make bzImage' (I
> also tried 'make zImage', but it got me the same error).
>
> After it didn't work the first time, I made a couple of other changes to the
> configuration. I DON'T have a pentium machine. It is AMD K6II. So, I entered the
> K6 info into the line that gave me the option for 386, 486, 586, pentium, K6...
> (My thought was, maybe this change would get rid of at least the pentium-related
> invalid options, but the error is exactly the same every time).
>
> I don't know if there is a problem with my kernel sources, with gcc, with the
> settings I'm entering, or if I'm just too stupid to be doing this!
>
> Any of y'all have a clue what this error means and how I can fix it? Thanks so
> much for your help!
>
> Lance
I'm no help on the compile problem. But do you need to recompile the
kernel for your zip drive? I thought you just loaded the ppo module for
parallel port zip?
