From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:54:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:54:09 -0500 Received: from bay1-f71.bay1.hotmail.com ([65.54.245.71]:54800 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:54:08 -0500 X-Originating-IP: [24.42.200.222] From: "p b" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: 2.4.18-14 rebuild problems Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 03:04:48 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Mar 2003 03:04:48.0679 (UTC) FILETIME=[4EDDA370:01C2E90D] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I've been trying to compile the Linux kernel to no avail. I've been following the Linux kernel howto's fairly closely. Here's my scenario. I need to set a few memory and semaphore parameters to accommodate an Oracle 9i database installation and need to rebuild the kernel as a result. I'm using RDH 8.0, and a stock kernel 2.4.18-14 on a HP LPR machine w a sym53c8xx scsi card. Nothing's special. Virtually all the steps complete successfully but for a small wrinkle. The "make install" piece sez it can't find the sym53c8xx scsi modules. Sure enough, perusing the lib/modules/2.4.18.x library indicates no entries for …/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53xx. If I look at an earlier build, the pieces are there. I’ve tried fudging the install by copying them over to my new /lib/modules/2.4.18.x/kernel/drives/scsi. But then I get unresolved symbol errors upon a “make install” and of course “make modules_install” scrubs my fudged entries. I successfully (?) compiled on one occasion, only to encounter a “scream” panic trap indicating I had a missing root, just at about the spot I would anticipate the kernel is engaging the sym53c8xx card. I’ve also tried a 2.4.19 kernel and ran into the same problem. I got about a week into this and am still hopeful…or perhaps totally misguided. Clearly somebody’s (RDH) been able to compile this kernel, how can I? Please cc me directly, if that's ok? Thanks for your time. PB _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail