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Kernel compiling works now!<br>
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In case anyone else has the same problem, I think the cure was the installation
of the RH 7.1 update of the gcc packages. I also grabbed a newer kernel,
but since that didn't help before, I don't think the problem was in the kernel
I was using. Thanks for the suggestions, Warren!<br>
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-Jeff Mings<br>
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Warren Togami wrote:
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<pre wrap=""><!---->Did you go through a "menuconfig" or "xconfig" process? You must SAVE a<br>.config file even if you don't change any options.<br><br>Then "make clean;make dep;make bzImage;make modules;make modules_install" ?<br><br>Also, you appear to be compiling an ancient version of the kernel source.<br>Whenever I attempt to make a new kernel, I never use the source code that<br>comes with any distribution. It will always be old, outdated and contain<br>bugs.<br><br>First go here <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://kt.zork.net/kernel-traffic/latest.html">http://kt.zork.net/kernel-traffic/latest.html</a> and read the<br>last 3 or so issues of Kernel Traffic to learn which kernel tree is stable.<br>Currently Linus Torvalds got all crazy and completely replaced the VM layer<br>with a brand new one written from scratch... in a so called "stable" kernel<br>series. He has also been ignoring VM update patches since around 2.4.5. As<br>a result, "stable" ker
nels between since 2.4.7 until now are NOT stable.<br>Grab Alan Cox's -ac kernel series if you want a stable kernel for now. It<br>has stuff like ext3 already integrated. (Otherwise you can grab an ext3<br>patch for -linus here <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/ext3/">http://www.uow.edu.au/~andrewm/linux/ext3/</a>). Also,<br>Red Hat's Rawhide kernel tree is based on Alan Cox's -ac tree. It goes<br>through lots of testing, so it is generally stable too. You can grab their<br>latest kernel tree in a pre-built kernel packages or kernel-source RPM from<br>Rawhide.<br><br>Have you updated all your packages? Both distributions may have<br>minor/obscure compiler bugs. Use up2date or upgrade manually. Go for the<br>Rawhide version of gcc 2.96. It is generally safe.<br><br>IMHO, stuff in Cooker tends to be broken a lot more often than Red Hat<br>Rawhide. I wouldn't suggest using Cooker packages too often, unless you are<br>willing to
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