Re: problem compiling pcmcia with 2.4.20 kernel (testing distribution)
Thanks again Remco. I had misunderstood the kernel
help information, and compiled some of the PCMCIA
modules into the kernel. I understand now that these
are provided by the pcmcia sources and hence I don't
need the kernel modules as well.
cheers,
naomi.
--- Remco Seesink <raseesink@hotpop.com> wrote: > Hi,
>
> Sounds like you manually configured your kernel to
> produce
> a module which also is in pcmcia-modules-2.4.20.
> Dpkg doens't
> know what to do with it. You could try to switch off
> your serial
> port in your kernel configuration. (I think that
> produces the file
> serial_cs.o)
>
> This url tells me the file isn't in the stock 2.4.20
> kernel.
>
http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?word=serial_cs.o&searchmode=searchfiles&case=insensitive&version=testing&arch=i386
>
> Btw, I usually download a stock kernel and use the
> configuration file
> from that as a starting point for custom
> compilation. You can load
> files like that after you do make menuconfig or
> equivalent.
>
> You can retrieve the config file from the .deb with
> a tool like mc to
> examine what is in the kernel-image<more text>.deb
>
> The config file can then be loaded if you select
> load and type the right file.
> Something like /boot/config-2.4.20 needs to be
> copied out of the .deb and loaded
> as kernel config.
>
> Hope this helps a bit.
>
> Cheers,
> Remco.
>
>
> On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 15:01:41 +0100 (BST)
> "Naomi Ridge" <naomi_ridge@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > thanks for the fixes. Using GCC 3.2 solved the
> problem
> > with the compilation. However I am now
> encountering
> > problems when I try to install the modules:
> >
> > dpkg -i
> >
>
pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb
> > (Reading database ... 61989 files and directories
> > currently installed.)
> > Unpacking pcmcia-modules-2.4.20 (from
> >
>
pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb)
> > ...
> > dpkg: error processing
> >
>
pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb
> > (--install):
> > trying to overwrite
> > `/lib/modules/2.4.20/pcmcia/serial_cs.o', which is
> > also in package kernel-image-2.4.20
> > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal
> (Broken
> > pipe)
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >
> >
>
pcmcia-modules-2.4.20_3.1.33-6woody1+custom.1.2_i386.deb
> >
> > Further suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Naomi.
> >
> >
> > --- Shawn Clark <sc@mtxnet.com> wrote: > Date:
> Fri, 4
> > Jul 2003 01:21:14 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> > > see bug #194422[pcmcia-source] for details and
> fix.
> > >
> > > --sc.
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am not sure if this is the cause of your
> > > problem, but the new gcc-3.3
> > > > in debian testing/unstable is known to have
> > > problems with compiling
> > > > kernels
> > > > older than 2.4.21. Maybe modules too. Your gcc
> > > might have been upgraded
> > > > after
> > > > you succesfully compiled your 2.4.20 kernel.
> > > >
> > > > Maybe someone can conform this would lead to
> such
> > > errors.
> > > >
> > > > You could try to compile with gcc-3.2 or try
> the
> > > 2.4.21 kernel (with
> > > > modules)
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Remco.
> >
> >
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