lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1999]   [Dec]   [13]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: Kernels do not compile anymore
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, John Anthony Kazos Jr. wrote:

> My first issue with this is you are railing against the unstable branch of
> the kernel tree; use the 2.2.x branch (even numbers good, odd numbers bad)
> if you are having problems.
>

The older kernels are not an issue. I have old stable kernels. FYI I
used to test this stuff and I was one of the persons who helped make
them stable.

> My second issue with this is the blatant conspiracy-theorist tone. Perhaps
> you should offer some conclusive proof with your spicy accusations.
>

It's not a conspiracy. I never blame upon a conspiracy that which can
be explained by stupidity.

> And how do you know .config is not the problem? You may just be downloading
> bad versions of the source. See if you have the *exact same* problems with
> the kernels from ftp.kernel.org. If you do not, then it is *not* Linus'
> fault, but the fault of who you are getting the kernel from.
>

I know it's not, as you say, the ".config". You see, I am an expert.
The problem is that initial RAM disk support, and memory managment
associated with it, has been abandoned in the development kernels.

Since the only way I can justify working on Linux on company time
is to work on the versions that we are using in our embeded Linux
project, it is mandatory that I enable "initrd" support because I
can't boot the target without it. Enabling "initrd" support causes
compilation failures. There are a few other things I need also.

Just take your "favorite" kernel and do `make oldconfig` with this
attached ".config". Then tell me about it.

Further, fixes on other stuff that I already made, are not propagated
to the kernels available on the net.

> Don't be another fool to make us put on our asbestos longjohns.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

Penguin : Linux version 2.3.13 on an i686 machine (400.59 BogoMips).
Warning : The end of the world as we know it requires a new calendar.
Seconds : 1575577 (until Y2K)
#
# Automatically generated make config: don't edit
#

#
# Code maturity level options
#
# CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is not set

#
# Processor type and features
#
# CONFIG_M386 is not set
# CONFIG_M486 is not set
# CONFIG_M586 is not set
# CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
CONFIG_M686=y
CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
CONFIG_X86_TSC=y
CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
# CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
# CONFIG_MTRR is not set
CONFIG_SMP=y

#
# Loadable module support
#
CONFIG_MODULES=y
# CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
CONFIG_KMOD=y

#
# General setup
#
CONFIG_NET=y
CONFIG_PCI=y
# CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set
# CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set
CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y
CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y
CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS=y
CONFIG_PCI_OLD_PROC=y
# CONFIG_MCA is not set
# CONFIG_VISWS is not set
CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y
CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y
CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
# CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT is not set
CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m
CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
CONFIG_PARPORT=m
CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m
CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER=y
# CONFIG_APM is not set

#
# Plug and Play support
#
CONFIG_PNP=y
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m

#
# Block devices
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE is not set

#
# Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
#
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_ONLY is not set

#
# Additional Block Devices
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m
CONFIG_PARIDE=m

#
# Parallel IDE high-level drivers
#
CONFIG_PARIDE_PD=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_PCD=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_PF=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_PT=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_PG=m

#
# Parallel IDE protocol modules
#
CONFIG_PARIDE_ATEN=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_COMM=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_DSTR=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT2=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT3=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_EPAT=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_EPIA=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_FRIQ=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_FRPW=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_KBIC=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_KTTI=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_ON20=m
CONFIG_PARIDE_ON26=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set

#
# Networking options
#
CONFIG_PACKET=y
CONFIG_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
CONFIG_FIREWALL=y
CONFIG_FILTER=y
CONFIG_UNIX=y
CONFIG_INET=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST=y
CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER=y
CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y
CONFIG_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_TOS=y
# CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE is not set
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_LARGE_TABLES=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_NAT=y
# CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set
CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y
CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL_NETLINK=y
CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG=y
CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK=y
CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y
CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y

#
# Protocol-specific masquerading support will be built as modules.
#
CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE_ICMP=y

#
# Protocol-specific masquerading support will be built as modules.
#
CONFIG_IP_ROUTER=y
# CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set
# CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set
# CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set
CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y
# CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set

#
# (it is safe to leave these untouched)
#
# CONFIG_INET_RARP is not set
CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y

#
#
#
# CONFIG_IPX is not set
# CONFIG_ATALK is not set

#
# SCSI support
#
CONFIG_SCSI=m

#
# SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)
#
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m
# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set
CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m

#
# Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs
#
# CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_LOGGING is not set

#
# SCSI low-level drivers
#
CONFIG_SCSI_7000FASST=m
CONFIG_SCSI_ACARD=m
CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X=m
CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542=m
CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1740=m
CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=m
CONFIG_OVERRIDE_CMDS=y
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_LUN=24
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PROC_STATS=y
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY=5
CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS=m
CONFIG_SCSI_IN2000=m
CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_MEGARAID is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC=m
CONFIG_SCSI_OMIT_FLASHPOINT=y
CONFIG_SCSI_DTC3280=m
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA=m
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_TAGGED_QUEUE=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_LINKED_COMMANDS is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_MAX_TAGS=16
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_DMA=m
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_PIO=m
CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN=m
CONFIG_SCSI_GDTH=m
CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR53C400 is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_G_NCR5380_PORT=y
# CONFIG_SCSI_G_NCR5380_MEM is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_INITIO=m
CONFIG_SCSI_INIA100=m
CONFIG_SCSI_PPA=m
CONFIG_SCSI_IMM=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_IZIP_EPP16 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_IZIP_SLOW_CTR is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C406A=m
CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C416=m
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx_sync is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx_FAST is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx_DISCONNECT is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_DEFAULT_TAGS=8
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_MAX_TAGS=32
CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_SYNC=20
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_PROFILE is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_IOMAPPED is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_PAS16=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_PCI2000 is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PCI2220I is not set
# CONFIG_SCSI_PSI240I is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FAS=m
CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_ISP=m
CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FC=m
CONFIG_SCSI_SEAGATE=m
CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_DC390T_NOGENSUPP is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_T128=m
CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F=m
# CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F_LINKED_COMMANDS is not set
CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F_MAX_TAGS=8
CONFIG_SCSI_ULTRASTOR=m

#
# Network device support
#
CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
CONFIG_ARCNET=m
# CONFIG_ARCNET_ETH is not set
# CONFIG_ARCNET_1051 is not set
CONFIG_ARCNET_COM90xx=m
CONFIG_ARCNET_COM90xxIO=m
CONFIG_ARCNET_RIM_I=m
CONFIG_ARCNET_COM20020=m
CONFIG_DUMMY=m
CONFIG_EQUALIZER=m
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y
# CONFIG_EL1 is not set
CONFIG_EL2=m
CONFIG_ELPLUS=m
CONFIG_EL3=m
CONFIG_3C515=m
CONFIG_VORTEX=m
CONFIG_LANCE=m
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set
# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set
CONFIG_NET_ISA=y
CONFIG_AT1700=m
CONFIG_E2100=m
CONFIG_DEPCA=m
CONFIG_EWRK3=m
CONFIG_EEXPRESS=m
CONFIG_FMV18X=m
CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS=m
CONFIG_HPLAN=m
CONFIG_HP100=m
CONFIG_NE2000=m
# CONFIG_SK_G16 is not set
CONFIG_NET_EISA=y
CONFIG_PCNET32=m
CONFIG_APRICOT=m
CONFIG_CS89x0=m
CONFIG_DE4X5=m
CONFIG_DEC_ELCP=m
CONFIG_DGRS=m
CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100=m
CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=m
CONFIG_TLAN=m
CONFIG_VIA_RHINE=m
# CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set
# CONFIG_FDDI is not set
# CONFIG_DLCI is not set
CONFIG_PLIP=m
CONFIG_PPP=m

#
# CCP compressors for PPP are only built as modules.
#
CONFIG_SLIP=m
# CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED is not set
# CONFIG_SLIP_SMART is not set
# CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set
# CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set
# CONFIG_TR is not set
# CONFIG_HOSTESS_SV11 is not set
# CONFIG_COSA is not set
# CONFIG_RCPCI is not set
# CONFIG_WAN_DRIVERS is not set
# CONFIG_LAPBETHER is not set
# CONFIG_X25_ASY is not set

#
# Amateur Radio support
#
# CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set

#
# ISDN subsystem
#
# CONFIG_ISDN is not set

#
# Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE)
#
# CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set

#
# Character devices
#
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_SERIAL=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256
CONFIG_PRINTER=m
CONFIG_PRINTER_READBACK=y
# CONFIG_MOUSE is not set
CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE=m
# CONFIG_QIC02_DYNCONF is not set

#
# Edit configuration parameters in ./include/linux/tpqic02.h!
#
# CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
CONFIG_NVRAM=m
# CONFIG_RTC is not set

#
# Video For Linux
#
# CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set

#
# Joystick support
#
# CONFIG_JOYSTICK is not set
# CONFIG_DTLK is not set

#
# Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
#
CONFIG_FTAPE=m
CONFIG_ZFTAPE=m
CONFIG_ZFT_DFLT_BLK_SZ=10240

#
# The compressor will be built as a module only!
#
CONFIG_ZFT_COMPRESSOR=m
# CONFIG_FT_PROC_FS is not set
CONFIG_FT_NORMAL_DEBUG=y
# CONFIG_FT_FULL_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_FT_NO_TRACE is not set
# CONFIG_FT_NO_TRACE_AT_ALL is not set

#
# Hardware configuration
#
CONFIG_FT_STD_FDC=y
# CONFIG_FT_MACH2 is not set
# CONFIG_FT_PROBE_FC10 is not set
# CONFIG_FT_ALT_FDC is not set

#
# ONLY for DEC Alpha architectures
#
CONFIG_FT_ALPHA_CLOCK=0

#
# Filesystems
#
CONFIG_QUOTA=y
CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m
CONFIG_AFFS_FS=m
CONFIG_HFS_FS=m
CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
# CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set
CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m
CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m
CONFIG_JOLIET=y
CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m
CONFIG_NTFS_FS=m
CONFIG_HPFS_FS=m
CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y
CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=m
CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
CONFIG_SYSV_FS=m
CONFIG_UFS_FS=m
CONFIG_UFS_FS_WRITE=y

#
# Network File Systems
#
CONFIG_CODA_FS=m
CONFIG_NFS_FS=m
CONFIG_NFSD_SUN=y
CONFIG_SUNRPC=m
CONFIG_LOCKD=m
CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
CONFIG_SMB_WIN95=y
CONFIG_NCP_FS=m
CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING=y
CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING=y
CONFIG_NCPFS_STRONG=y
CONFIG_NCPFS_NFS_NS=y
CONFIG_NCPFS_OS2_NS=y
CONFIG_NCPFS_MOUNT_SUBDIR=y

#
# Partition Types
#
CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL=y
CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y
CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL=y
CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION=y
CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION=y
CONFIG_NLS=y

#
# Native Language Support
#
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869=m
CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9=m
CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15=m
CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R=m

#
# Console drivers
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
# CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set

#
# Sound
#
# CONFIG_SOUND is not set

#
# Kernel hacking
#
CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:55    [W:0.122 / U:1.520 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site