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<P>I also had problems with RH 7.1 a few months ago and ended up installing RH 6.2.</P>
<P>Works fine now.</P>
<P>Good luck!</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Mike Lewis <MLEWIS@DIGITALGLOBE.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: dxspider-support@dxcluster.org
<DIV></DIV>>To: "Spider Cluster Support (E-mail)" <DXSPIDER-SUPPORT@DXCLUSTER.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>>CC: Skip Cubbedge <SCUBBEDGE@DIGITALGLOBE.COM>, Kevin Moore <KLMOORE@DIGITALGLOBE.COM>, Gary Geissinger <GGEISSINGER@DIGITALGLOBE.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Dxspider-support] Linux Kernel Build Woes
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 16:19:18 -0700
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I realize that this is probably a bit off topic, and most likely beneath
<DIV></DIV>>some of the more sophisticated Linux users out there, but I am hoping that
<DIV></DIV>>if I can't get an answer to my problems, maybe someone can send me in the
<DIV></DIV>>direction of a more appropriate source of help.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I decided to transfer over to a Linux based Spider system from Windows,
<DIV></DIV>>where I was having a certain amount of problems. I also figured it was a
<DIV></DIV>>good opportunity to get myself up to speed on Linux ( I am a S/W engineer
<DIV></DIV>>who has done all my development on either Windows based, or embedded
<DIV></DIV>>systems, no Unix experience to speak of...) The transition has actually been
<DIV></DIV>>fun, and very informative, up until the attempt to get the Linux kernel
<DIV></DIV>>modified for Ham radio (AX25) support. I got Spider installed, and was
<DIV></DIV>>logging into it over my local network using telnet or ssh without problems,
<DIV></DIV>>so decided it was time to try to get the system running on 2m with my TNC.
<DIV></DIV>>The system is a P166 with 128MB RAM, ~6GB drive, and running a Redhat 7.1
<DIV></DIV>>install. The original kernel that installed with the 7.1 CDs was 2.4.2-2.
<DIV></DIV>>Initially, I tried to install 2.4.9 with AX25, when I had problems I
<DIV></DIV>>subsequently went back to trying to update the 2.4.2-2 install to include
<DIV></DIV>>AX25 support. I have not been able to get either to work right. The good
<DIV></DIV>>news is, I can still boot my original 2.4.2-2 without AX25 without problems,
<DIV></DIV>>but all other attempts at any installs that I built have had problems.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>The original kernel (2.4.2-2) with AX25 added, hangs the boot process while
<DIV></DIV>>trying to install some USB driver (I have no USB connected, and this driver
<DIV></DIV>>is not a problem in the original build).
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>The 2.4.9 build fails the process accounting (accton), the sound card (kudzu
<DIV></DIV>>comes up), and the eth0 Ethernet card during boot, then comes up and can be
<DIV></DIV>>used (with no network access...)
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I have referred to 2 books, the AX25 HowTo, the Linux Kernel HowTo, and at
<DIV></DIV>>least 3 associates with no insights into what is wrong. I have tried
<DIV></DIV>>building the kernel both with loadable modules, as:
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>backed up boot images, source code directory, and /lib/modules directory for
<DIV></DIV>>original install
<DIV></DIV>>cd /usr/src/linux-2.X.X
<DIV></DIV>>make mrproper
<DIV></DIV>>make xconfig (set options and save)
<DIV></DIV>>make dep
<DIV></DIV>>make clean (have tried with and without this step...)
<DIV></DIV>>make bzImage
<DIV></DIV>>make modules
<DIV></DIV>>make modules-install
<DIV></DIV>>cp /usr/src/linux-2.X.X/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot/linuz-2.X.X
<DIV></DIV>>edit lilo.conf, add new image and keep old one avail
<DIV></DIV>>run lilo
<DIV></DIV>>reboot
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>or without loadable modules as:
<DIV></DIV>>cd /usr/src/linux-2.X.X
<DIV></DIV>>make mrproper
<DIV></DIV>>make xconfig (set options and save)
<DIV></DIV>>make dep
<DIV></DIV>>make clean (have tried with and without this step...)
<DIV></DIV>>make bzImage
<DIV></DIV>>cp /usr/src/linux-2.X.X/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot/linuz-2.X.X
<DIV></DIV>>edit lilo.conf, add new image and keep old one avail
<DIV></DIV>>run lilo
<DIV></DIV>>reboot
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Version without modules has even more problems that one with modules, even
<DIV></DIV>>though I explicitly turned off loadable module support and made sure no
<DIV></DIV>>options were set to load as modules...
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I have noticed that make modules_install only copies over a small amount
<DIV></DIV>>compared to what is in the original /lib/modules/2.4.2-2 directory of the
<DIV></DIV>>original working version.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>At this point, it is the principal of the thing. I don't even care how long
<DIV></DIV>>it takes, I am going to figure out how to make this work. Anyone got any
<DIV></DIV>>ideas, or at least some source of help I haven't tried yet?
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>73 es tnx de Mike/KE0MF
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