This message is two-fold. First, the last two kernels I've tried to
compile beyond RedHat's kitchen-sink config compile fine, and lilo works
fine, the modules install, everything is funky-dorey. Then I try to boot
it and the aic7xxx driver seems to have unresolved symbols, can't mount
root device, kernel panic. This happened with 2.2.9 from kernel.org and
from the 2.2.12-4 RPMS obtained from rpmfind.net's rawhide tree. I don't
recall if I've tried to compile the 2.2.5-22 RPM kernel source.
I also have a 3Dfx Voodoo3 that I'm trying to make work. The Device_3Dfx
src RPM doesn't compile, I don't recall the exact message. So I took the
source and tried to compile it by hand using the supplied Makefile. The
Makefile gives a different kernel version than `uname -a` (2.2.12-4 vs
2.2.12-4smp) and I think it fails to recognize I have an SMP box. anyhow
If I try to do some of the Makefile myself (like the above two) the
driver compile fine, but then fails to load due to unresolved symbols.
So I think there is a problem with how modules in general are compiled
on my box. I've been planning on buying a new drive and starting fresh,
but I'd still like to know what's going on. Kernel modules seem to be
the only thing that aren't compiling right.
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Justin Georgeson
Institute for Advanced Technology -- System Administrator
University of Texas at Austin -- Dept. of Computer Science
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/pyros
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