Re: [Gc-linux-devel] ide-scsi problem

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I'll definitively give it a try this weekend

I've got a couple of last minute dumb questions...

1) I know the tutorial says to produce it using a Linux PC, is it possible to follow it on my linux wii? If not, is it possible to follow it using a linux Live CD (such as Ubuntu)?

2) Can I apply mike's patch to versions 2.6.32 on? I'll do it on the 2.6.32, but it'll be cool to have it on the last stable version 2.6.36

I'll let you know how it went next week

Cheers and thanks again!

Pierre Sellamastique <mugre1975 <at> yahoo.com> writes:
> By "building a kernel" do you mean recompile the kernel?

Yes.

> If so, I've no idea how to do that (I told you I'm really new at this!), I 
know I need the source kernel (2.6.32 in
> this case), and then I guess I could follow one of the thousands tutorials or 
"how to's" on the web.
> 
> Still, I don't know if it comes with preloaded options and you just modify the 
ones you want (case in point,
> the one you're telling me), or if you need to know all the options there is to 
configure from scratch.
> Anyway if you could point me to the source kernel and a tutorial or "how to" 
to recompile it, I'll give it a try gladly!
> 

Sure.

Start with the kernel configuration of your actual kernel image. To get your 
kernel configuration just boot into your whiite linux installation and do a 
"zcat /proc/config.gz > /tmp/my_kernel_config.txt". This will create a file 
named /tmp/my_kernel_config.txt, which you need to copy to your "build" machine 
(i.e. where you will build/compile your kernel).

Then follow the instructions at:

http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/Building_a_GameCube_Linux_Kernel

At step 2 of "Building the kernel image", instead of using a default config, do 
copy the contents of your my_kernel_config.txt file to linux-2.6.32/.config . 
Then modify the .config file to set the needed option (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y). The 
.config file is a text file that you can manually edit. Alternatively, if you 
prefer it, you can do a "make menuconfig" to tweak the options.

Cheers,
Albert