So, I continue on my 2.4.20 kernel compiling quest. I'm a hell of a lot further on than I used to be, much thanks to some very nice people.
But I am still having some problems...firstly, some data:
http://smithec.resnet.bucknell.edu/linux_kernel/ - you can get my lsmod output and config file for the 2.4.20 kernel I've compiled...
I copied my distro's config file - /boot/config-2.4.18-14 - into the kernel source directory - /usr/src/linux-2.4.20/.config - and used it as a base set of options, it made things a lot easier. But I still have a few problems.
On reboots - ie, I'm in linux and I type reboot at the console, the system hangs right after reaching this stage:
ACPI Namespace successfully loaded at root c0321ddc
evxfevnt-0074 [04] Acpi_enable : Transition to ACPI mode successful
evgpe-0263: *** Info: GPE Block0 defined as GPE0 to GPE15
Now, this isn't an error message, it appears to be part of the normal boot sequence. it's just on reboots, once this stage is reached, the boot hangs. Starting up from a system halt (cold startup) doesn't reproduce this problem. Merely rebooting from within linux.
My suspend key no longer works. Neither does the suspend command. Not only that, it doesn't work in *either* kernel. I used to be able to suspend when booted into the 2.4.18 kernel Redhat8 installed with, but now I cannot suspend at all. Typing suspend in the cli (inside of xwindows) now just sits there, as if waiting for input or something. And control-c does not exit out of it, nor can I close the console window. I've fooled around in the BIOS, but nothing has made it work. I *know* it worked before.
I feel kind of stupid, because I don't remember quite when it stopped working, or I'd have a better idea of how to fix it.
Aiieee! I was just booted in the 2.4.18 kernel and the suspend key worked. I rebooted into 2.4.20 to see if it worked, and it didn't, rebooted back into 2.4.18...and it didn't work again!
And one last interesting thing I noticed is that, even with the default settings from my distro, I still get errors when running depmod -ae 2.4.20. They are along the lines of this:
***Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/net/wanrouter/wanrouter.o, but are not specific to wanrouter, or even to net modules. There were two or so compiles where I didn't get this, but I cannot seem to repeat it. Even if I completely delete /lib/modules/2.4.20 and allow the install to recreate and repopulate it, I still get these errors.
thanks!
...grep
But I am still having some problems...firstly, some data:
http://smithec.resnet.bucknell.edu/linux_kernel/ - you can get my lsmod output and config file for the 2.4.20 kernel I've compiled...
I copied my distro's config file - /boot/config-2.4.18-14 - into the kernel source directory - /usr/src/linux-2.4.20/.config - and used it as a base set of options, it made things a lot easier. But I still have a few problems.
On reboots - ie, I'm in linux and I type reboot at the console, the system hangs right after reaching this stage:
ACPI Namespace successfully loaded at root c0321ddc
evxfevnt-0074 [04] Acpi_enable : Transition to ACPI mode successful
evgpe-0263: *** Info: GPE Block0 defined as GPE0 to GPE15
Now, this isn't an error message, it appears to be part of the normal boot sequence. it's just on reboots, once this stage is reached, the boot hangs. Starting up from a system halt (cold startup) doesn't reproduce this problem. Merely rebooting from within linux.
My suspend key no longer works. Neither does the suspend command. Not only that, it doesn't work in *either* kernel. I used to be able to suspend when booted into the 2.4.18 kernel Redhat8 installed with, but now I cannot suspend at all. Typing suspend in the cli (inside of xwindows) now just sits there, as if waiting for input or something. And control-c does not exit out of it, nor can I close the console window. I've fooled around in the BIOS, but nothing has made it work. I *know* it worked before.
I feel kind of stupid, because I don't remember quite when it stopped working, or I'd have a better idea of how to fix it.
Aiieee! I was just booted in the 2.4.18 kernel and the suspend key worked. I rebooted into 2.4.20 to see if it worked, and it didn't, rebooted back into 2.4.18...and it didn't work again!
And one last interesting thing I noticed is that, even with the default settings from my distro, I still get errors when running depmod -ae 2.4.20. They are along the lines of this:
***Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/net/wanrouter/wanrouter.o, but are not specific to wanrouter, or even to net modules. There were two or so compiles where I didn't get this, but I cannot seem to repeat it. Even if I completely delete /lib/modules/2.4.20 and allow the install to recreate and repopulate it, I still get these errors.
thanks!
...grep
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