Bug#310112: CON_BOOT error msg while using 'make' to compile a new kernel
Package: Kernel-Package (from debian-testing-hppa-binary-1/2/3.iso,
17-May-2005 built)
Version: 2.6.8?
After unpacking kernel-source-2.6.8.tar.bz2, I encountered the following
error msgs while compiling a new kernel.
1) (As 'user' in the /home/user/kernel-source-2.6.8 directory)
After running 'make menuconfig' to configure in the video drivers needed
(matrox, no S3 driver available), simply run the 'make' comand (just
'make') to start compiling a new kernel, the followings error msgs appear:
make [1]: *** [arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.o] Error 1
make: *** [arch/parisc/kernel] Error 2
and returned me to the prompt.
2) (As 'root' this time in /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8 directory)
After running 'make menuconfig' to configure in the video drivers needed
(matrox, no S3 driver available), run the 'make-kpkg kernel_image' command
to start compiling a new kernel, the followings error msgs appear:
make [2]: *** [arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.o] Error 1
make [1]: *** [arch/parisc/kernel] Error 2
make [1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.8'
make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2
and return me to the prompt.
3) Thought the problems were with mistakes make while running 'make
menuconfig', so simply run the 'make menuconfig' (file '.config' deleted)
without any changes, saved the config file and repeated the above 2 steps.
Same error msgs.
I have installed successfully the 2.6.8 kernel onto a HP 9000 (Visualize)
785/B2000 machine with 256MB of memory, 10GB of disc space. The workstation
is running purely Linux. No HP-UX.
I need to recompile the kernel as neither Linux 2.4 nor 2.6.8 kernel
initializes any of the 2 PCI video cards, Matrox Mystique and S3 Virge, I
have installed in the box.
Any advice on what should I do to compile the driver modules into the
kernel? I did try using 'modconf' command to configure the Matrox driver in
2.6.8 but it did not do the trick.
Rgds,
JL
ps. I am a novice to both Debian Linux and HPPA Risc workstation.
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