Re: trouble with 2.6.6 (or: Penguin problem?)
On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 02:30:42AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote:
> > > > CTS> ...The mac had a problem with backwards seeking when loading the kernel,
> > > > CTS> I think I read something about this here before. Has there been a solution,
> > > > CTS> ie some fix in the binutils or something? I didn't find this again with
> > > > CTS> google...
> > > >
> > > > Some binutils (or gcc?) change caused the order of segments in vmlinux
> > > > to change from being sorted by address. This breaks Penguin. No known
> > > > progress on this one, neither from finding out what binutils/gcc change
> > > > broke it nor from fixing penguin to work with these kind on binaries.
> > >
> > > It's binutils. But it's not simply the order.
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > However, if I use m68k-linux-ld from binutils 2.9.5.0.37 to perform the final
> > > linking step of vmlinux, I can boot the kernel fine under UAE (until it hangs
> >
> > And binutils 2.13.90.0.10 is OK as well.
>
>
> I've had the same problem with binutils 2.14 and 2.15. Penguin barfs on
> the third segment in the kernel image (backward seek).
I've had the same problem, but for vmelilo on my VME box. Binutils 2.14
here...
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