Re: [Devil-linux-develop] devil linux 1.3.4 (2007-07-11) build and network problems

[Serge L. <fi...@in...>]

Hi,

roy barnard wrote:

> At the start of this week, I downloaded everything to
> build Devil-Linux 1.3.4 (2007-07-11).
...
> The first problems I encountered were these three
> packages refused to compile: ncftp,syslinux and
> quagga. (Fragments of logs at end of message)

quagga - see asm_types.h.patch into src dir.

# http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7724
pushd /usr > /dev/null && patch -p1 < $DL_DIR/src/asm_types.h.patch && popd >
/dev/null


syslinux:

It's a problem for me too - I can't compile syslinux v.3.51, only 3.36. Use the
version 3.36.

ncftp:
 I'll check.

> The build works Ok, but I had to copy
> /build/tmp/syslinux-3.51/ppmtolss16 to /sbin to get
> 'make iso' to work as syslinux had not compiled and
> installed.
> 
> The Light box failed to boot this code, whimpering
> about unabe to /dev/loop.
> So, I modified mount_cdrom
...
> I think that the mount command can mount loop devices
> :-(
>

Hm... Quick fix is in the attachment. Use it please until we submit the patch to
cvs.


> The next issue for me is networking.
> The Light cv700a uses 3 RealTek ethernet cards
> (8139too)
> 
> Which fail to work under devil linux.

I assure you that it's working.

root@vpnc:~ # lsmod | grep 8139
8139too                27136  0
8139cp                 24448  0
mii                     6016  2 8139too,8139cp
root@vpnc:~ # ifconfig eth0
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0D:61:9E:23:A8
          inet addr:10.5.192.41  Bcast:10.5.223.255  Mask:255.255.224.0
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500
          txqueuelen:1000

root@vpnc:~ # ip r l
10.5.192.0/19 dev eth0  scope link
default via 10.5.192.1 dev eth0

root@vpnc:~ # cat  /etc/sysconfig/nic/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
ONBOOT=yes
MODULE="8139too."
DHCP=yes
IP=
NETMASK=
BROADCAST=""


Try to configure your NICs using "setup" command.


-- 
 Sincerely
  Serge Leschinsky