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by **David R** » Thu, 08 Jul 1999 04:00:00

I've had some trouble understanding what is the best kernel version to use
for my LinuxPPC R4 system. I've been kernel tarballs from ftp.kernel.org
and I'm able to compile 2.2.10 just fine, but none of the 2.3.x versions
will compile. Is there anything in 2.3.x that I would want, and if so,
what's the trick is getting them to compile?

I'm using the latest egcs from Gary Thomas, with make mrproper, make dep,
make clean, make zImage.

-Dave

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David Ray

www.dream.com

by **Jeramy Smit** » Fri, 09 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Well, pre 2.2 there used to be all sorts of tricks. Like commenting out the
SMP line in the makefile. I beleive the problem you may be having is with
the R4 implementation of egcs. Search the mailing list archives at
lists.linuxppc.org because Im sure Ive seen these exact problems before.

> I've had some trouble understanding what is the best kernel version to use
> for my LinuxPPC R4 system. I've been kernel tarballs from ftp.kernel.org
> and I'm able to compile 2.2.10 just fine, but none of the 2.3.x versions
> will compile. Is there anything in 2.3.x that I would want, and if so,
> what's the trick is getting them to compile?

> I'm using the latest egcs from Gary Thomas, with make mrproper, make dep,
> make clean, make zImage.

> -Dave

> --
> David Ray

> www.dream.com

by **David R** » Mon, 12 Jul 1999 04:00:00

>Well, pre 2.2 there used to be all sorts of tricks. Like commenting out the
>SMP line in the makefile. I beleive the problem you may be having is with
>the R4 implementation of egcs. Search the mailing list archives at
>lists.linuxppc.org because Im sure Ive seen these exact problems before.

I appear to have lot more to share then. Kernels 2.2.6,7,8,9, and 10
compile just fine with my R4 system, without any patches. I also use
hardware-specific patches to customize the kernel for my environment.

My main reason for the question was to see if the 2.3.x kernels had any
specific features that I would want for my system, and what changes are
necessary to allow them to compile as easily as 2.2.x.

-Dave

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David Ray

www.dream.com

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Kernel version recommendations?

Kernel version recommendations?

Kernel version recommendations?

Kernel version recommendations?