Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[Robert Hancock]

George P Nychis wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
> 
> I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and get an SMP header error:
> http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
> 
> I then disable SMP support and get:
> http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
> 
> I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.

What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer 
compilers.

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Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[Sumit Narayan]

>From the error output 1, it appears that your directory include/asm is
not a link to include/linux. Can you check that?

Otherwise, simply delete the directory include/asm and re-compile the
kernel from start; it should work.

-- Sumit



On 3/31/06, Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca> wrote:
> George P Nychis wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
> >
> > I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and get an SMP header error:
> > http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
> >
> > I then disable SMP support and get:
> > http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
> >
> > I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.
>
> What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer
> compilers.
>
> --
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Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Sumit Narayan wrote:

> >From the error output 1, it appears that your directory include/asm is
> not a link to include/linux. Can you check that?
>
> Otherwise, simply delete the directory include/asm and re-compile the
> kernel from start; it should work.

Nope, include/asm is an expected directory (symlink) in 2.4.x build.
This is what you get without out:

make: *** No rule to make target `/var/linsrc/linux-2420/include/asm/param.h', needed by `/var/linsrc/linux-2420/include/linux/sched.h'.  Stop.
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....


> On 3/31/06, Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > George P Nychis wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
> > >
> > > I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and get an SMP header error:
> > > http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
> > >
> > > I then disable SMP support and get:
> > > http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
> > >
> > > I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.
> >
> > What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer
> > compilers.

-- 
~Randy

Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[George P Nychis]

I see...

here is my gcc version:
gcc version 3.3.6 (Gentoo 3.3.6, ssp-3.3.6-1.0, pie-8.7.8)

Is it too new?

Thanks!
George


> George P Nychis wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked
>> its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
>> 
>> I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try
>> "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and
>> get an SMP header error: http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
>> 
>> I then disable SMP support and get: 
>> http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
>> 
>> I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works
>> perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.
> 
> What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer 
> compilers.
> 
> -- Robert Hancock      Saskatoon, SK, Canada To email, remove "nospam" from
> hancockr@nospamshaw.ca Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/
> 
> 
> 


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Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[George P Nychis]

Actually that helped, i had no linux symlink, after creating it, i got alot further into the build, however now i get:
In file included from ide-cd.c:318:
ide-cd.h:440: error: long, short, signed or unsigned used invalidly for `slot_tablelen'
make[3]: *** [ide-cd.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/drivers/ide'

Any more ideas? :)

> From the error output 1, it appears that your directory include/asm is not
> a link to include/linux. Can you check that?
> 
> Otherwise, simply delete the directory include/asm and re-compile the 
> kernel from start; it should work.
> 
> -- Sumit
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/31/06, Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> George P Nychis wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked
>>> its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
>>> 
>>> I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i
>>> try "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the
>>> defaults, and get an SMP header error: 
>>> http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
>>> 
>>> I then disable SMP support and get: 
>>> http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
>>> 
>>> I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works
>>> perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.
>> 
>> What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer 
>> compilers.
>> 
>> -- Robert Hancock      Saskatoon, SK, Canada To email, remove "nospam"
>> from hancockr@nospamshaw.ca Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/
>> 
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>> 
> 
> 


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Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[Willy Tarreau]

On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 12:26:27PM -0500, George P Nychis wrote:
> I see...
> 
> here is my gcc version:
> gcc version 3.3.6 (Gentoo 3.3.6, ssp-3.3.6-1.0, pie-8.7.8)
> 
> Is it too new?

I think so. Either try with 2.95 or upgrade your kernel to 2.4.32.

Cheers,
Willy

> 
> Thanks!
> George
> 
> 
> > George P Nychis wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked
> >> its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
> >> 
> >> I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try
> >> "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and
> >> get an SMP header error: http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
> >> 
> >> I then disable SMP support and get: 
> >> http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
> >> 
> >> I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works
> >> perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.
> > 
> > What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer 
> > compilers.
> > 
> > -- Robert Hancock      Saskatoon, SK, Canada To email, remove "nospam" from
> > hancockr@nospamshaw.ca Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[George P Nychis]

Hi,

I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.

I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and get an SMP header error:
http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html

I then disable SMP support and get:
http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html

I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.

I'd greatly appreciate any help.  Using a different kernel is not an option, I need to use the 2.4.20 kernel for a project that a module was written and tested on.

Thanks!
Geirge