the ../config*works gets a successful build (yet to test kernel). using the new AIC driver blows up w/ undefined reference. full config file incl. as an attachment. pgcc-2.95.2 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so 1097 : dizzy : linux # diff .config ../config-2.4.3-works 228,230c228,231 < CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=y < CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE=253 < CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY=5000 --- > CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX_OLD=y > # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_TCQ_ON_BY_DEFAULT is not set > CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_CMDS_PER_DEVICE=8 > # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_PROC_STATS is not set make -w clean depend bzImage; ends with: make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm' gcc -I/usr/include -ldb1 aicasm_gram.c aicasm_scan.c aicasm.c aicasm_symbol.c -o aicasm /var/tmp/cc8rPyGS.o: In function `symtable_open': /var/tmp/cc8rPyGS.o(.text+0x1d7): undefined reference to `dbopen' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[5]: *** [aicasm] Error 1 make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm' make[4]: *** [aicasm/aicasm] Error 2 make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx' make[3]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx' make[2]: *** [_subdir_aic7xxx] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/drivers/scsi' make[1]: *** [_subdir_scsi] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.3/drivers' make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2 -- Steven Lembark 2930 W. Palmer St. Chicago, IL 60647 lembark@wrkhors.com 800-762-1582