Re: ELKS not runnable.... (once again)

[Harry Kalogirou <harkal@gmx.net>]

Την Πεμ, 16-05-2002 στις 12:40, ο/η Riley Williams έγραψε:
> Hi Harry.
> 
> >> After syncing with the CVS tree, I can't run the system.
> 
> > I've just checked, and I now get this problem by dropping the 0.1.0
> > release kernel on the current floppy image, so this isn't a recent
> > problem. I have to suspect that it's to do with other than the
> > kernel itself, so who's been patching the elkscmd package recently?
> > I haven't.
> 
> I've just double-checked the above by doing...
> 
> 	mkdir X
> 	cd X
> 	cvs get -r elks-0_1_0 elks
> 	cd elks
> 	make defconfig
> 	make dep
> 	make Image
> 
> ...and then copying the resulting kernel image to a fresh copy of the
> floppy image you released with the 0.1.0 kernel. When I boot from the
> resulting floppy, I get exactly the same problem as you reported, so
> whatever the problem is predates the 0.1.0 release !!!
> 
> I've also downloaded the images-0.1.0.zip file after following the
> download link on the ELKS website, and dropped the full3 image on a
> floppy, and I can confirm the following:
> 
>  1. The kernel image included on the floppy boots fine.
> 
>  2. Replacing it with the 0.1.0 kernel image compiled using the
>     above sequence results in a disk that fails to boot.
> 
> Basically, I have to conclude that the kernel on the 0.1.0 images is
> NOT the 0.1.0 kernel as labelled in the source tree, and that has me
> VERY worried. Can somebody please advise what is going on here?
> 
> As I stated previously, I'm in for Dental Sedation Surgery at lunchtime
> today, so I'm not likely to be in any condition to investigate this
> after that. Can somebody please look into this problem and see what they
> can come up with as this definitely needs sorting out.
> 
> Best wishes from Riley.
> 

I don't see how the things you describe can happen. On my side I just
downloaded the 0.1.0 version and reverted all the changes you did to the
minixfs. The thing booted fine. I thing it is the changes you made to
some datatypes.

Harry


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