Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:31:03 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: Building a kernel for SiS55-based system. No, wait! It's a Vortex86SX. |
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> Patches included: > > http://www.dmp.com.tw/tech/Vortex86SX/patch-2.6.18-DMP.gz > > The bottom line is that current kernels don't work, the last one I know that > works is 2.6.18.. That is used in Debian Etch and I was able to confirm > operation by booting that one. > > I have since downgraded my build-system to use 2.6.18.3 and that runs > fine on my hardware. So now I can set it all up any way I like directly > from upstream sources. Hooray! > > Thank you very much. > > Maybe someone smarter than me can figure out what the actual problem is, > when it was introduced since 2.6.18 and then presumeably fix it. Until > then I think I can live OK with the kernel I have now.
So 2.6.18 works and 2.6.19 fails ? What is the failure that is observed. My first thought would be FPU emulation as nobody uses it any more.
Alan
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