From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [202.157.186.110] (helo=n10.secure-webhosting.com) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.14 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 19cLuU-0000Xz-SE for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 10:15:47 +0100 From: "Mike G." To: dwmw2@infradead.org In-Reply-To: <1058251000.2262.114.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk> References: <1058249854.1031.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1058251000.2262.114.camel@imladris.demon.co.uk> Date: 15 Jul 2003 17:18:26 +0800 Message-Id: <1058260708.5914.4.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org Subject: Re: help installing MTD List-Id: Linux MTD discussion mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , hi there, On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 14:36, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 07:17, Mike G wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I am a Linux newbies, an idiot basically. My task is to install the MTD > > to the kernel linux-2.4.4 .. to run for MPC 857 for AM29DL322. > > 2.4.4 is very old. You really should consider upgrading to a vaguely > recent kernel which isn't full of known holes. I have try to use the new kernel 2.4.20 .. Somehow it doesn't work on the custom board. So i m back to the ancient kernel. > > > This is the error msg.. of course there is some wrong file association i > > can see. > > You've copied files in manually rather than using the 'patchin' script > from the patches/ directory. Which means you've got the 'Makefile' files > instead of the 'Makefile.common' files which you should have copied and > renamed to 'Makefile' in each subdirectory. I did used the patch now the compling complaint the exactly as you said "kernel too old" *sigh* > > If you really do stay with 2.4.4 you'll probably need some surgery on > linux/mtd/compatmac.h to make it support kernels that ancient again. ok ok if i were to do surgery, wat changes i hav to do. > > -- > dwmw2 > > thanks for prompt help .. Mike G.