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Hi,

Marco Gerards wrote:
> 
> This is not normal.  Perhaps there is still a problem with the
> compiler or linker or so.  MingW is just a modified gcc, right?
OK, I see, next time I'll compile it under Linux GCC, to compare that.

I need to know if the problem is caused by the kernel unable to load its
modules. I'm trying to understand how GRUB loads its modules.

BTW: MingW uses PECOFF object format, so it may have some limitations.
>>BTW: When generate the kernel_syms.lst, every symbol should have a
>>underline at the beginning when compiling with some kind of compiler
>>like MingW.
> 
> 
> Is there a way to fix this so everything remains working on the
> supported OS'es and making things work on MingW as well?
Modifying genkernsyms.sh is enough, I think.
Anyway, this is not a big problem.

BYE,
Hanzac