On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 6:38 PM, Paul Fox <p...@laptop.org> wrote: > ajay wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Paul Fox <p...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > > > ajay wrote: > > > > Hi James. > > > > Thanks a ton for the reply !!!! > > > > > > > > Here are the steps I followed on my x86-based Dell laptop:: > > > > > > > > a) > > > > "cd ~" > > > > > > > > > > > > b) > > > > "git clone git://dev.laptop.org/olpc-kernel" > > > > > > > > > > > > c) > > > > "cd olpc-kernel" > > > > > > > > > > you left out: > > > cp arch/x86/configs/xo_1.5_defconfig .config > > > make oldconfig > > > > > > > Ohh ok.. > > oops. you're probably still on master. there's another missing step: > git checkout x86-3.3 >
That did it !!! ( Also, sorry and thanks to James, since the "branch" was the first thing he asked ). I could compile the kernel by replacing the config-file, and also managed to break it after haphazardly editing "drivers/media/video/ov7670.c" :) Thanks again James and Paul !!! > paul > > > > > Currently, I do not see any such file as > arch/x86/configs/xo_1.5_defconfig > > :-\ > > Doing "ls -l arch/x86/configs gives me" :: > > > > [ajay@localhost olpc-kernel]$ ls -l arch/x86/configs/ > > total 16 > > -rw-rw-r--. 1 ajay ajay 7511 Jun 9 05:37 i386_defconfig > > -rw-rw-r--. 1 ajay ajay 7528 Jun 9 05:37 x86_64_defconfig > > > > > > Paul, > > > > a) > > Are there some additional steps to generate the config file for XO-1.5? > > > > b) > > Secondly, is the "marvell" module generatable only on the XO-1.5? As > far as > > I know, the OmniVersion sensor works since the earliest series of > laptops? > > > > > > > > > paul > > > > > > > > > > > d) > > > > "make" > > > > > > > > > > > > e) > > > > Wait many minutes (if not hours). > > > > Everything runs to completion. > > > > > > > > > > > > f) > > > > Haphazardly edit "drivers/media/video/ov7670.c". > > > > > > > > > > > > g) > > > > Now, run "make" again. > > > > > > > > Because of the haphazard editing of the file in step f), the build > > > should > > > > break. > > > > However, it doesn't, and it runs to completion as before. > > > > > > > > > > > > h) > > > > At any time, there is no object file (.o) or kernel-object (.ko) > file > > > > whatsoever in the directory "drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic". > > > > > > > > > > > > i) > > > > Because of observation of step h), and the fact that "ov7670.h" is > used > > > in > > > > the file "drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c", > > > > I doubt if the "marvell" module is being compiled at all. > > > > > > > > > > > > j) > > > > Moreover, the "I2C VS SMBus" has stemmed into my imagination, > looking at > > > > the file "drivers/media/video/Kconfig" :) > > > > > > > > > > > > Note that following the steps f) and g) after haphazardly editing a > > > > different file like "drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c" DOES break the > > > build. > > > > That means that I am at least following the right ways to break the > > > build :P > > > > > > > > > > > > James, > > > > please let me know if you require any more info. > > > > > > > > Thanks again for the help !! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:05 PM, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > G'day Ajay, > > > > > > > > > > I've never heard of such a restriction. Can you tell us the > name of > > > > > the branch you compiled, and what method you used? Perhaps > share the > > > > > output? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > James Cameron > > > > > http://quozl.linux.org.au/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Ajay Garg > > > > Dextrose Developer > > > > Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com > > > > part 2 text/plain 129 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Devel mailing list > > > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > > > > > =--------------------- > > > paul fox, p...@laptop.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Devel mailing list > > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Ajay Garg > > Dextrose Developer > > Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com > > =--------------------- > paul fox, p...@laptop.org > -- Regards, Ajay Garg Dextrose Developer Activity Central: http://activitycentral.com
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