Re: kernel compile on cobalt raq2

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On 6/21/05, Harald Kapper <hk@kapper.net> wrote:
> 
> I now did three raq2 installs and the situation is quite the same as I
> experienced before:
> kernel-image-2.4.27-r5k-cobalt 2.4.27-8.040815-1
> -> works virtually flawless for all boxes.
> 
> kernel-image-2.4.27-r5k-cobalt 2.4.27-10.040815-1
> -> kills network-connectivity within minutes after it is started up.

Ok, I did indeed get 2.4.27--r5k-cobalt 2.4.27-8.040815-1 working
properly, thanks for that.  And you're right,
kernel-image-2.4.27-r5k-cobalt 2.4.27-10.040815-1 has the same
networking issue - machine eventually goes down.

I'm still unable to compile a kernel without problems.  I tried the
debian kernel-source-2.4.27 package.  The steps I took were:  I did a
'make menuconfig', then copied the included defconfig-cobalt to
.config, ran make dep (no errors), then ran 'make vmlinux' and get the
following:

fork.c:410: error: syntax error before
"this_object_must_be_defined_as_export_objs_in_the_Makefile"

I then tried with 2.4.27 from kernel.org, and got it to compile by
adding #define LCD_MINOR 140 to lcd.h, otherwise it would error out. 
But this kernel has the same issues as others, network eventually goes
down.

I imagine it has to be something simple I'm doing wrong, but I'm
missing it.  I'm new to Debian, but not linux, but I'm also new to
non-x86 hardware.  I know it CAN work, because there's working
kernels, I just haven't been able to find a way to make it work for
me.

-Ryan

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