Well, the CC line needs to be kgcc instead of gcc. I think there are 2
references to it.
Jason
>
> thanks for the advice. what changes must be made in the Makefile
> and other
> files in order to use kgcc instead of gcc 2.96?
>
>
> Quoting Jason Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > What version of modutils are you using? Take a look at
> > Documentation/Changes in your 2.4 source tree, it lists some
> > important
> > information about software versions when running the 2.4 kernels.
> > Also,
> > there are many known issues when compiling 2.4 kernels with gcc
> > 2.96. In
> > other words, don't do it. If your going to compile any kernel in
> > RH7, I
> > would highly recommend using kgcc. You can install it via rpm.
> > Hope this
> > helps.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > >
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > i'm currently running RH7, with 2.2.16-22 kernel, gcc 2.96 on a
> > > Sharp Actius
> > > 250 notebook.
> > >
> > > i've manged to successfully compile 2.4.0-test10 kernel. however,
> > upon
> > > startup there are some failed/error messages:
> > > 1. finding module dependencies: depmod *** Unresolved symbols in
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.0-test10/kernel/arch/i386/kernel/apm.o
> > > 2. Starting NFS lockd: lockdsvc: Invalid argument [FAILED]
> > >
> > > during shutdown, the following failed messages was noticed:
> > > 1. Turning off accounting: aacton: Function not implemented
> > > 2. Shutting down NFS lockd [FAILED]
> > >
> > > the system is also not able to shutdown/power off completely
> > after
> > > "shutdown -h now". however, using RH7 2.2.16 kernel, the notebook
> > was able
> > > to power off. how can i configure it to turn off automatically?
> > >
> > > pls kindly advise where i have gone wrong and how to rectify the
> > above
> > > errors.
> > >
> > > pls pardon my ignorance as i'm quite new to linux and this is my
> > first
> > > kernel compilation attempt.
> > >
> > > thank you very much.
> > >
> > > ps: i've tried the kernel compilation on a HP Vectra PII PC and
> > the error
> > > messages are similar.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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