Re: How to compile 2.4 sources?

[T. <Ren...@gm...>]

Hi Michel!

Again thanx for your quick answering!

Michel Dänzer schrieb:

> René Thol wrote:
>
> > I tried to compile the sources from sourceforge/apus cvs 2.3 dir with
> > different options set, but it won't work at all! I got the latest error
> > output and will attach it. Unfortunately I forgot my config file, if I
> > should post it too, please say so. I (in my opinion) disabled all
> > uneccessary options. The errors are from the scsi-part I presume. I
> > enabled GVP, Fastlane and CyberstormMKIII option.
>
> BTW a good way to get a working 2.4 config from a 2.2 one is to copy the
> .config file and then do 'make oldconfig'. That will keep your config as much
> as possible and only ask you about new or changed options.
>

I'll try.

>
> > When I tried to connect to XFree CVS anonymously the CVS server
> > rejected connection. How can I get the latest XFree86 then?
>
> See http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/ on how to do it.
>
> ...
> > fs/fs.o: In function `read_inode_bitmap':
> > fs/fs.o(.text+0x268f8): undefined reference to `ext2_get_group_desc'
> > fs/fs.o(.text+0x268f8): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 ext2_get_group_desc
>
> My first thought here was that you may have missed ext2 support, but some of
> the ext2 functions are there so I don't know... Have you done make dep before
> make vmlinux?
>

ext2 is enabled; I made make dep clean

>
> > drivers/char/char.o: In function `chr_dev_init':
> > drivers/char/char.o(.text.init+0x25c): undefined reference to `lp_m68k_init'
> > drivers/char/char.o(.text.init+0x25c): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 lp_m68k_init
>
> You probably have configured a parallel driver as a module but it should be in
> the kernel or vice versa.

I disabled loadable module support and configured everything of parallel port and printer to be
compiled into the kernel! (I'll check this again).

Kind regards
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René Thol
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Multimedia Computing
University of Ulm
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