Scott Dixon wrote:
>
> RedHat has a 2.2.17 update out for 6.2 and I tried to generate a patched
> version but without success. If I compile up the unpatched kernel,
> everything works fine. However, if I apply the 2.2.17 generic patch and
> enable Win4Lin in the .config, I get a kernel which doesn't boot.
> Immdediately after the uncompressing kernel message the boot process
> aborts and the computer reboots. I also tried the RedHat7.0 2.2.17
> patch file but almost all the hunks failed with that patch file (also
> tried the Mandrake 2.2.17 patch with similar results). The generic
> 2.2.17 patch file has some fuzz and offset warnings in the patch process
> but all the hunks can be applied. Also no errors on compilation, just
> an unusable kernel file. Any chance of getting a correct RedHat 6.2
> 2.2.17 patch file?
> Scott
>
Hello Scott,
This rebooting behaviour is usually the result of an unmodified NR_TASKS
value in /usr/src/linux/include/linux/tasks.h file. The default value
for
this is 4090 (in 2.2.17 and below). For a Win4Lin-enabled kernel to
boot,
this must be set to 3834 or less. Try setting this value and recompiling
and see if it helps.
We do have someone working on 2.2.17 kernels for RH 6.2, and we hope to
have those available in the near future. The 2.2.17 kernel for 7.0,
though
having the same revision number (14), is *not* the same as the 6.2
kernel,
which is why all the hunks failed.
Amanda
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Amanda Owens
Support Engineer
NeTraverse, Inc.
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