Re: Kernel compiling

2005-07-18 Thread Tib
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, Martin wrote: > FWIW I've had problems with kernels built with the 'vanilla' .config > (from www.kernel.org ) using the .config from one of the Debian kernels > as a starting point seems to work though. Unfortunately before I even tried to roll my own, I tried using the precon

Re: Kernel compiling

2005-07-18 Thread Martin
On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 14:41 -0500, Tib wrote: > Ahh, yes sounds like I wasn't clear on what you were referring to. But > from the sound of it I still need a working kernel to turn into a kernel > package, correct? That's my problem :] outside of the 2.4.18 kernel that > came with woody, I haven't b

Re: [PATCH] Install target for sparc (was: Kernel compiling)

2005-07-17 Thread Martin Habets
On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 12:56:03PM -0500, Tib wrote: > > Hmm.. Never found a file called 'image' but there was one called 'vmlinux' > is that it? vmlinux may be too big to boot, but you can try it. There has to be an image file in kernel-build/arch/sparc64/boot. There's also kernel-build/arch/spa

Re: Kernel compiling

2005-07-16 Thread Tib
Ahh, yes sounds like I wasn't clear on what you were referring to. But from the sound of it I still need a working kernel to turn into a kernel package, correct? That's my problem :] outside of the 2.4.18 kernel that came with woody, I haven't been able to get one to boot. Still mucking around wit

Re: Kernel compiling

2005-07-16 Thread Jurij Smakov
On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Tib wrote: As written earlier, the kernel package is what I have already tried to boot from and it freezes after the 'remapping the kernel' message. Happens for both the 2.4.27 smp and 2.6.8 smp packaged kernels. The only difference I can find with them being that both of th

Re: Kernel compiling

2005-07-16 Thread Tib
As written earlier, the kernel package is what I have already tried to boot from and it freezes after the 'remapping the kernel' message. Happens for both the 2.4.27 smp and 2.6.8 smp packaged kernels. The only difference I can find with them being that both of them use initrd images so I am tryin

Re: Kernel compiling

2005-07-16 Thread Jurij Smakov
On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Tib wrote: I've got the 2.4.18 kernel up and running, but I'd like to move to something more recent. So I've been trying to compile the 2.6.8 kernel. Following the readme I did the following: make O=/kernel-build menuconfig make O=/kernel-build make O=/kernel-build modules

Re: [PATCH] Install target for sparc (was: Kernel compiling)

2005-07-16 Thread Tib
Hmm.. Never found a file called 'image' but there was one called 'vmlinux' is that it? Tib On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Martin Habets wrote: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 07:45:43AM -0500, Tib wrote: > > > > I don't mind having to manually copy the boot file into place and such - > > but it still raises t

Re: [PATCH] Install target for sparc (was: Kernel compiling)

2005-07-16 Thread Martin Habets
On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 07:45:43AM -0500, Tib wrote: > > I don't mind having to manually copy the boot file into place and such - > but it still raises the question of why wasn't the bzImage file created > during 'make' like the readme said? Will this patch correct that problem? It would be in yo

Re: [PATCH] Install target for sparc (was: Kernel compiling)

2005-07-16 Thread Tib
I don't mind having to manually copy the boot file into place and such - but it still raises the question of why wasn't the bzImage file created during 'make' like the readme said? Will this patch correct that problem? Tib On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Martin Habets wrote: > On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 06:

[PATCH] Install target for sparc (was: Kernel compiling)

2005-07-16 Thread Martin Habets
On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 06:58:10AM -0500, Tib wrote: > make O=/kernel-build modules_install install > > It all runs smoothly until that last line. The modules get compiled just > fine, and then it bombs out saying: > make[1]: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop. > make: *** [install] Error

Kernel compiling

2005-07-16 Thread Tib
I've got the 2.4.18 kernel up and running, but I'd like to move to something more recent. So I've been trying to compile the 2.6.8 kernel. Following the readme I did the following: make O=/kernel-build menuconfig make O=/kernel-build make O=/kernel-build modules_install install It all runs smoot

Re: Kernel compiling

2003-04-04 Thread Ben Collins
On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 07:31:53PM +, Lucas Lain wrote: > ok ... i recompiled the kernel and the size is 3.5 MB... and i still can use > it .. i dont understand what its happening Run this command on the resulting vmlinux: strip -R .comment -R .note vmlinux -o vmlinux.stripped Then use vml

Re: Kernel compiling

2003-04-04 Thread Lucas Lain
ok ... i recompiled the kernel and the size is 3.5 MB... and i still can use it .. i dont understand what its happening On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:33:20 +0200 (CEST) Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > afaik the vmlinux on sparc64 should be smaller then 4Mb. You have the > possibi

Re: Kernel compiling

2003-04-04 Thread Fabio Massimo Di Nitto
afaik the vmlinux on sparc64 should be smaller then 4Mb. You have the possibility to compile more modules to reduce vmlinux size. Im not sure if it is a silo limitation or not but probably someone more experienced than me can answer this question Fabio On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Lucas Lain wrote: > Hi

Kernel compiling

2003-04-04 Thread Lucas Lain
Hi, i have some problems compiling the kernel source on sparc64. i make the vmlinux image and when i try to load it, the system tell me that the image it's too big ... i really dont know what its happening... can anyone help me? TIA -- Lucas Lain -> Aconectarse.com - 40004000 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Kernel Compiling

1999-12-21 Thread sharkey
> On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ruprecht Jaeschke wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > After configuring 2.2.13 tried to make : make bzImage > > make responded with : make: *** No rule to make target `bzImage'. > > Stop. > > > > Yep, I would get the same thing. I'd do a: > > make vmlinux > > > > > Any idea wh

Re: Kernel Compiling

1999-12-21 Thread Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS
> After configuring 2.2.13 tried to make : make bzImage > make responded with : make: *** No rule to make target `bzImage'. > Stop. > > > Any idea why? Is bzImage a self-decompressing kernel specific to i386? Try "make vmlinux" or just "make" instead.

Re: Kernel Compiling

1999-12-21 Thread Matthew Haas
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ruprecht Jaeschke wrote: > > Hi! > > After configuring 2.2.13 tried to make : make bzImage > make responded with : make: *** No rule to make target `bzImage'. > Stop. > Yep, I would get the same thing. I'd do a: make vmlinux > > Any idea why? > Something to do with th

Kernel Compiling

1999-12-21 Thread Ruprecht Jaeschke
Hi! After configuring 2.2.13 tried to make : make bzImage make responded with : make: *** No rule to make target `bzImage'. Stop. Any idea why?

Re: creating a tftpboot kernel/compiling a kernel for ultra 5

1999-07-02 Thread Edmund GRIMLEY EVANS
Martin Bruns wrote: > > Compiling a kernel failed with this: > atyfb.c: In function `atyfb_ioctl': > atyfb.c:2213: `FBTYPE_PCI_GENERIC' undeclared (first use this function) > atyfb.c:2213: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once > atyfb.c:2213: for each function it appears in.) > atyfb.c

Re: creating a tftpboot kernel/compiling a kernel for ultra 5

1999-07-02 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Martin Bruns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I installed Debian/Sparc on an ultra 5. Since I want to use the > solaris-emulation I have to recompile the kernel this solris-emul on. The > stock slink kernel-image is lacking this. > > Compiling a kernel failed with this: > atyfb.c: In function `atyfb

Re: creating a tftpboot kernel/compiling a kernel for ultra 5

1999-07-01 Thread Eric Delaunay
Andreas Jaehnigen wrote: > Your Sun can only boot from an A.OUT image- however, the kernel image is > ELF binary format. (Also, this will be the format of every kernel you > compile youself.) You may "check" this (in a rather sloppy way) by > issuing a > file > Result will be "ELF binary". >

Re: creating a tftpboot kernel/compiling a kernel for ultra 5

1999-07-01 Thread Andreas Jaehnigen
Hi... > Kernel-source 2.2.9 or 2.2.10. I guess it compiles sparc and not sparc64 > but how to change this. No clue about this :-( Maybe somebody can help...? > I also tried to create a tftpboot from the potato kernel-image but I'm not > able to make it ;-(. Your Sun can only boot from an A

creating a tftpboot kernel/compiling a kernel for ultra 5

1999-07-01 Thread Martin Bruns
Hallo, I installed Debian/Sparc on an ultra 5. Since I want to use the solaris-emulation I have to recompile the kernel this solris-emul on. The stock slink kernel-image is lacking this. Compiling a kernel failed with this: atyfb.c: In function `atyfb_ioctl': atyfb.c:2213: `FBTYPE_PCI_GENERIC' un