Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Nick Fisher
How can I tell where scsi_free() comes from? I'm guessing that it's from the aic7xxx driver but how can I tell? When you find a suspect routine, grep the kernel sources for it. Duhhh... sorry, forgot to engage brain. The last time I used this technique, BTW, I identified some buggy SCSI

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Nick Fisher
I have a machine that I cannot compile a stable 2.4.20 kernel for, yet the one off of the 1.4_rc2 liveCD works fine. I'm guessing there is an option or a patch that is/isn't set/applyed. Apart from good old trial and error how the heck do I work out what is giving me the problem?

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Riyad Kalla
I'd like to +1 on Dan's comment about Mushkin. I found them when trying to battle ram problems before. Their speed/quality is known with most (all) hardcore overclockers and gamers while their tech support and tech team is very helpful and personal. I've called them on multiple occasions when

[gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Nick Fisher
I have a machine that I cannot compile a stable 2.4.20 kernel for, yet the one off of the 1.4_rc2 liveCD works fine. I'm guessing there is an option or a patch that is/isn't set/applyed. Apart from good old trial and error how the heck do I work out what is giving me the problem? Every kernel I

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread nmeyers
On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 12:25:37PM -0400, Nick Fisher wrote: On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 03:52:34PM -0400, Nick Fisher wrote: I have a machine that I cannot compile a stable 2.4.20 kernel for, yet the one off of the 1.4_rc2 liveCD works fine. I'm guessing there is an option or a patch that

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread nmeyers
On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 03:52:34PM -0400, Nick Fisher wrote: I have a machine that I cannot compile a stable 2.4.20 kernel for, yet the one off of the 1.4_rc2 liveCD works fine. I'm guessing there is an option or a patch that is/isn't set/applyed. Apart from good old trial and error how the

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Nick Fisher
On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 03:52:34PM -0400, Nick Fisher wrote: I have a machine that I cannot compile a stable 2.4.20 kernel for, yet the one off of the 1.4_rc2 liveCD works fine. I'm guessing there is an option or a patch that is/isn't set/applyed. Apart from good old trial and error how

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread nmeyers
On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 01:41:14PM -0400, Nick Fisher wrote: As you surmise, eip is the interesting register. Sort the contents of /proc/ksyms and see where it falls. In my /proc/ksyms (which won't match yours!), I see these entries bracketing that value: c02f04b0

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Nick Fisher
Hot Diggety! Nick Fisher was rumored to have written: Every kernel I have compiled for this one machine has failed. My general test is to recompile the kernel multiple times (As recomended by DRobbins). One of my kernels once made it through three compiles. If I start from the liveCD and

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Tuesday 12 August 2003 19:52, Nick Fisher wrote: I have a machine that I cannot compile a stable 2.4.20 kernel for, yet the one off of the 1.4_rc2 liveCD works fine. I'm guessing there is an option or a patch that is/isn't set/applyed. Apart from good old trial and error how the heck do I

Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel conundrum

2003-08-14 Thread Dan Foster
Hot Diggety! Nick Fisher was rumored to have written: Every kernel I have compiled for this one machine has failed. My general test is to recompile the kernel multiple times (As recomended by DRobbins). One of my kernels once made it through three compiles. If I start from the liveCD and