Linux-Hams archive - February 1998: Re: kernel compilation/installation

Re: kernel compilation/installation

Richard Adams (terhi.victor@logonet.com)
Sun, 22 Feb 1998 07:01:19 +0000 (GMT)


According to Bernie Gardner: While burning my CPU.
>
> I am trying to compile a slightly modified version of the 2.0.31
> kernel which came with RH5.0. At the suggestion of someone on the
> linux-laptop list I have bypassed a section of code in pci.c which
> looks for docking stations on a laptop in an attempt to install linux
> on my laptop. I have two questions relating to this.
>
> First, I am getting frequent 'cc1 got fatal signal 11' errors in
> doing the compilation. I did finally manage to get a complete
> compilation, but only after removing module support. Is there any fix
> for this?

Signal 11 is memory error, either you have "maybe" bad memory, or your swap
space is not active or to small, a while back in linux-kernel-mail list there
was a discussion about this subject, it can be caused by the L2 bios option,
try changing the cache settings IF you are sure everthing else is in place and
working.

>
> Second, I have read various sources of information about making boot
> disks, etc., and in fact made a boot disk which didn't hang up on the
> laptop. However, I can't figure out how to make the complete
> installation boot disk which would replace the boot disk shipped with
> RH5.0. Also, I'm not sure which of the make options to use (zImage,
> boot, etc.) for this purpose.

make zdisk

>
> Thanks much for any advice,
>
> Bernie Gardner
> gcxotez@mailit.tunk.net or pyzyc.nwvrbyyb@roskapostia.tunk.net
> Bernie Gardner
> earthlink.net
>