From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from majordomo by infradead.org with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 13ijSZ-0001qy-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Mon, 09 Oct 2000 21:23:43 +0100 Received: from match.iserver.net ([192.41.38.20]) by infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 13ijSV-0001qs-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Mon, 09 Oct 2000 21:23:39 +0100 From: "Dave Wilson" To: Subject: compile difficulty, infradead ftp server not responding Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 16:19:10 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0320C.A7EDCDB0" Sender: owner-mtd@infradead.org List-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0320C.A7EDCDB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I'm new to the list and to mtd. I've been tasked with investigating mtd and ntfl as a replacement to using the M-Systems DOC binary driver module. We are having problems with the DOC becoming corrupted, to the point where we must boot DOS and run the DOC format command to recover. To avoid having to boot DOS for recovery we would like to be able to use ntfl_format to reformat from Linux. We are using SuSE kernel 2.2.5. The infraread ftp server is not responding, so I pulled the latest CVS source and tried to compile. I got lots of errors, many involving mtd_table_mutex and DECLARE_MUTEX. I hacked for a while, but eventually stopped because it seems like the code should compile a lot more easily based on what I have read in the mailing list archives. Does the tarball provide compiled modules? Should the CVS source compile as-is? Will the infradead ftp server be up any time soon so I can find out by myself? thanks, Dave Wilson ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0320C.A7EDCDB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

I'm = new to the list=20 and to mtd. I've been tasked with investigating mtd and ntfl as=20 a

replacement=20 to using=20 the M-Systems DOC binary driver module. We are = having

problems with the=20 DOC becoming corrupted, to the point where we must boot=20 DOS

and = run the DOC=20 format command to recover. To avoid having to boot DOS = for

recovery we would=20 like to be able to use ntfl_format to reformat from Linux. We=20 are

using = SuSE kernel=20 2.2.5.

The = infraread ftp=20 server is not responding, so I pulled the latest CVS source=20 and

tried = to=20 compile. I got lots of errors, many involving mtd_table_mutex=20 and

DECLARE_MUTEX. =20 I hacked for a while, but eventually stopped because it=20 seems

like = the code should=20 compile a lot more easily based on what I have read in = the

mailing list=20 archives. Does the tarball provide compiled modules? Should = the=20 CVS

source = compile=20 as-is? Will the infradead ftp server be up any time soon so I=20 can

find = out by=20 myself?

thanks,

Dave=20 Wilson

------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0320C.A7EDCDB0-- To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from majordomo by infradead.org with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 13ityR-0004oM-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:37:19 +0100 Received: from dyna252.cygnus.co.uk ([194.130.39.252] helo=passion.cygnus) by infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 13ityP-0004oG-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:37:18 +0100 From: David Woodhouse In-Reply-To: References: To: "Dave Wilson" Cc: mtd@infradead.org Subject: Re: compile difficulty, infradead ftp server not responding Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:36:36 +0100 Message-ID: <5328.971163396@redhat.com> Sender: owner-mtd@infradead.org List-ID: The source in CVS should compile. You need a kernel newer than 2.2.5 - more specifically you need the linux/include/linux/compatmac.h file which was introduced circa 2.2.16, IIRC. Just nicking that file and dropping in to your 2.2.5 kernel should suffice, but you would do better to upgrade your kernel to something that isn't remotely killable. The FTP server is down because of yet another wu-ftpd exploit. I'm waiting for the RH erratum to be released. Daily snapshots of the CVS tree should be available on ftp.uk.linux.org. -- dwmw2 To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from majordomo by infradead.org with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 13iuAQ-0004rE-00 for mtd-list@infradead.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:49:42 +0100 Received: from dyna252.cygnus.co.uk ([194.130.39.252] helo=passion.cygnus) by infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 13iuAP-0004r8-00 for mtd@infradead.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:49:41 +0100 From: David Woodhouse In-Reply-To: <5328.971163396@redhat.com> References: <5328.971163396@redhat.com> Cc: "Dave Wilson" , mtd@infradead.org Subject: Re: compile difficulty, infradead ftp server not responding Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:48:59 +0100 Message-ID: <6834.971164139@redhat.com> Sender: owner-mtd@infradead.org List-ID: dwmw2@infradead.org said: > The FTP server is down because of yet another wu-ftpd exploit. I'm > waiting for the RH erratum to be released. I'd actually forgotten about this - upon prodding the distro team it looks like I got the wrong end of the stick - it could cause a _client_ crash, not a server crash. So ftp is re-enabled. -- dwmw2 To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe mtd" to majordomo@infradead.org