Generating a new kernel...

[Warren Togami]

I highly suggest trying the latest 2.4.x kernel.  Things are MUCH improved
since 2.2.16.  I am not sure what is causing your particular problem, but
whatever it is you can simply avoid it by simply going to a new kernel.  Be
sure to copy over your old .config file, make menuconfig or make xconfig,
save, then compile.

Redhat 7.0's gcc-2.96 is very broken.  Very many kernels will either not
compile or be completely broken with that compiler.  It will NOT compile any
2.2.x kernels.  You can try installing the latest gcc-2.96-85 from Rawhide
(also download its dependencies), which will be successful in 2.4.x kernels,
but NOT 2.2.x kernels.

"kgcc" in Redhat 7.1 and Rawhide are renamed "compat-egcs", so install those
packages if you need 2.2 kernels.

Redhat 7.1 is GREATLY improved from Redhat 7.0, default with a very
functional 2.4.x kernel and with most other parts being non-broken.  You can
either try Redhat 7.1, or install the Redhat 7.1 kernel on top of 7.0.  It
works fine.  I've installed it on production Redhat 7.0 servers in colo's on
the mainland where I didn't have the physical access time to do a proper job
in working a custom kernel.  Either way, you will find that the Redhat 7.1
default kernel supports much more hardware.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Chavez" <chavez at hawaii.rr.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 10:57 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: Generating a new kernel...


> I edited the Makefile, ran the make clean before the make depend, and
tried
> again, but the same thing happened.
>
> I was using that kernel because it's what's currently on the server and
> everything worked that I needed except one thing (USB support for a Sony
DCS-P1
> digital camera).  I followed some instructions that directed me to update
a
> file and then sysgen a new kernel.  I guess I was hoping to minimize the
number
> of changes I had to make so that I'd also minimize the problems.
>
> I went to the URL you gave me, but couldn't find anything for kgcc.
>
> Do you know if Redhat 7.1 would sysgen right out of the box?
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> -Rick Chavez