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Re: Update on debian install issues



On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:46:39PM -0400, Jason Mesker wrote:
> 
> I installed another kernel and tried it and the packages are working without any
> problems at this point.  The new kernel info is:
> 
> 
> Linux version 2.4.2 (flo@paradigm) (gcc version 3.0 20010303 (prerelease)) #8
> Sun Apr 1 20:56:43 CEST 2001

This kernel is compiled with the attached patch - I dont know actually
if this is 100% correct - But it doesnt crash anymore ...

diff -u -r1.17 sysmips.c
--- arch/mips/kernel/sysmips.c	2001/02/09 21:05:46	1.17
+++ arch/mips/kernel/sysmips.c	2001/03/11 16:11:30
@@ -111,13 +111,14 @@
 
 		((struct pt_regs *)&cmd)->regs[2] = tmp;
 		((struct pt_regs *)&cmd)->regs[7] = 0;
-
+#if 0
 		__asm__ __volatile__(
 			"move\t$29, %0\n\t"
 			"j\to32_ret_from_sys_call"
 			: /* No outputs */
 			: "r" (&cmd));
 		/* Unreached */
+#endif
 	}
 
 	case MIPS_FIXADE:

I produced a different patch which is definitly a bit more correct.
I sent it to linux-mips@oss.sgi.com

Flo
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Florian Lohoff                  flo@rfc822.org             +49-5201-669912
     Why is it called "common sense" when nobody seems to have any?



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